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prowled

  • past participle of prowl.
  • past tense form of prowl.

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Cervantes’s readers would have understood the references instantly: The wild cats once prowled the Spanish countryside in abundance.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

So the first roar of the 2025 Lions has been heard - some old cats who have prowled this terrain before, some cubs who are experiencing this for the first time.

From BBC May 8, 2025

Smko prowled the stage to some spiky Shostakovich music, displaying an uncanny mix of intensity and naturalness.

From New York Times Mar. 5, 2024

Actors materialized on balconies overhead and prowled the aisles between seats.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 26, 2023

The cow monster herd prowled cautiously just beyond the archway.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan