aprowl

[ uh-proul ]

adjective

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aprowl¹

a- ¹ + prowl

Example Sentences

Better to stay behind the frozen gate than to come too early up into realms where the wolves of cold are still aprowl.

From Project Gutenberg

Frosty taught himself to read such signs, and by them he always knew when the coyote or some other dangerous creature was aprowl.

From Project Gutenberg