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prowl
verb, intr prowled, prowling
- 1. To go about stealthily, eg in search of prey.
- Example: prowled the streets looking for likely victims
- Thesaurus: creep, sneak, roam, lurk, skulk, range, slink, scavenge, stalk, steal, hunt, cruise, patrol, nose, rove.
2. To pace restlessly.
- 1. An act of prowling.
noun
- Lurking about menacingly.
- Looking for a sexual partner.
