- present participle of prowl.
prowling
Example Sentences
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If agents are always prowling for reservations, human spontaneity will lose, and fewer people who have the good fortune of checking for a competitive seating at the right moment will get it.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
With Itoje prowling the touchline, coach Steve Borthwick could not risk destabilising England's line-out - and robbing it of precious on-pitch leadership - by removing veteran hooker Jamie George.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
When Grandpa and I got back to the buckboard, I said, “Grandpa, look at Rowdy. Something’s been prowling around here.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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