- present participle of prowl.
prowling
Example Sentences
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And why are man-eating dinosaurs suddenly prowling this ordinary suburb?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
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
Analysts say the products underpinning identity security will need to adapt as the number of bots and agents prowling networks surges in the next few years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Mick Cronin just seems to be angry all the time prowling the sidelines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
The psychologist emerged from the ship after half an hour of prowling, tapping, listening, smelling, tasting.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
