aprowl
[ uh-proul ]
/ əˈpraʊl /
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adjective
moving about in stealthy search; covertly stalking or hunting; prowling (usually used predicatively): The sudden silence in the jungle gave warning that some huge carnivore was aprowl.
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Words nearby aprowl
à propos de rien, apropos of, aprosopia, aprotic, aprotinin, aprowl, A.P.S., A.P.S.A., Apsaras, apse, apsidal motion
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Example sentences from the Web for aprowl
Better to stay behind the frozen gate than to come too early up into realms where the wolves of cold are still aprowl.
Modern Essays|John MacyFrosty taught himself to read such signs, and by them he always knew when the coyote or some other dangerous creature was aprowl.
Swamp Cat|James Arthur Kjelgaard