prowl
verb (used without object)
to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
prowls
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pluralof prowl.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof prowl (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
prowlverb (used without object)to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
Example Sentences
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Pete, the rescue cat she got more than a decade ago and who she thinks is 16 years old, prowls in, quite at home in the apparent chaos.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Founder and executive producer Andrés Rigal, part master of ceremonies and part fairy godmother, prowls the line, handpicking the most striking attendees and sending them past the bouncer with a nod and a smile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025
A panther prowls through tract housing, a polar bear strolls near oil rigs, a bison stands in a parking lot and a wolf trots past an interior wall papered with renderings of trees.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023
There’s been some talk of expanding the parking enforcers’ duties to include some things cops do now, like directing traffic or responding to car prowls.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2022
My boy Octavian, having spent some days abed, never having traveled upon the water before, so that his vitals were involved in uproar, now prowls about the decks impatient of our destination.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
