- present participle of prowl.
prowling
Example Sentences
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Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared on the night of January 31-February 1, with recovered security camera footage showing a masked and gloved person prowling outside her home in the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Elaine Forbes, 53, was charged Tuesday with one count of prowling on private property, two counts of lodging without an owner’s consent and one count of petty theft, according to Marin County Superior Court records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
As for the red wolf, Mr. Moore writes that, in the 1930s in northeast Louisiana, a remnant tract of old-growth forest teemed with prowling panthers and massive alligators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Mick Cronin just seems to be angry all the time prowling the sidelines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
Francis had been pacing in the hall outside, prowling restlessly back and forth like a cat.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
