prowl
verb (used without object)
to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
was prowling
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past progressiveof prowl.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Even Stokes was prowling laps of the boundary on Thursday, like a caged tiger pawing at the ground.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
A neighbor called the police to say she thought someone was prowling through cars.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
“He was prowling for hours over here,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
Hunt was too nervous to talk to him, so Sudeikis took matters into his own hands, putting quarters on the pool table O’Brien was prowling and telling Hunt they had the next game with him.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2021
An animal of some kind was prowling across the silvery lawn.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
