prowl
verb (used without object)
to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
am prowling
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present progressiveof prowl (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am prowling because I couldn't sleep,—thinking about you, Brian," she answered.
From The Re-Creation of Brian Kent by Harold Bell Wright
P.S.—I am prowling about, meditating a new book.
From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Mamie Dickens
