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prowl
(proul)v. prowled, prowl·ing, prowls
v.tr.
To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder: prowled the alleys of the city after dark.
v.intr.
To rove furtively or with predatory intent: cats prowling through the neighborhood.
n.
Idiom: The act or an instance of prowling.
on the prowl
Actively looking for something: salespeople on the prowl for better jobs.
[Middle English prollen, to move about.]
prowl′er n.
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prowl
(praʊl)vb
(when: intr, often foll by around or about) to move stealthily around (a place) as if in search of prey or plunder
n
1. the act of prowling
2. on the prowl
a. moving around stealthily
b. zealously pursuing members of the opposite sex
[C14 prollen, of unknown origin]
ˈprowler n
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prowl
(praʊl)v.i.
1. to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey or something to steal.
v.t. 2. to rove over or through in search of what may be found: to prowl the streets.
n. 3. the act of prowling.
Idioms: on the prowl, in the act of prowling; searching stealthily.
[1350–1400; Middle English prollen, of uncertain orig.]
syn: See lurk.
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prowl
Past participle: prowled
Gerund: prowling
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| Noun | 1. |  prowl - the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) |
| Verb | 1. | prowl - move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| 2. | prowl - loiter about, with no apparent aim footle, hang around, lallygag, loiter, lollygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, lounge, lurk, linger, loaf - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" |
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prowl
verb move stealthily, hunt, patrol, range, steal, cruise, ghost, stalk, sneak, lurk, roam, rove, scavenge, slink, skulk, nose around The stray dogs of the city prowl in packs in search of food.
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prowl
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Translations
يَجولُ خِلْسَةً
plížit sepotulovat se
zsákmány után jár
læîast/laumast um
grobio tykotojasšmižinėtitykojant klaidžiotiveikti pasalomis
līstložņāt
sinsi sinsi dolaşmak
prowl
[praʊl]B. VI (also prowl about or around) → rondar, merodear
he prowls round the house at night (outside) → ronda la casa de noche; (inside) → se pasea por la casa de noche
he prowls round the house at night (outside) → ronda la casa de noche; (inside) → se pasea por la casa de noche
D. CPD prowl car N (US) (Police) → coche-patrulla m
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prowl
[ˈpraʊl] vi [person, animal] → rôder
n
to be on the prowl [animal] → être en chasse; [person] → être en chasse
The pack of wolves was on the prowl → La meute de loups était en chasse.
to be on the prowl [animal] → être en chasse; [person] → être en chasse
The pack of wolves was on the prowl → La meute de loups était en chasse.
prowl about
prowl around vi → rôder
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
prowl
n → Streifzug m; to be on the prowl (cat, lion, burglar) → auf Streifzug sein; (headmaster, boss) → herumschleichen; (police car) → auf Streife sein; (inf: for pick-up) → auf Frauen-/Männerjagd sein
vt → durchstreifen
vi (also prowl about or around) → herumstreichen; (boss, headmaster) → herumschleichen; he prowled round the house → er schlich im Haus
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
prowl
(praul) verb to move about stealthily in order to steal, attack, catch etc. Tigers were prowling in the jungle.
ˈprowler nounbe on the prowl
to be prowling. Pickpockets are always on the prowl.
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