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
In March, the South San Francisco Police Department posted Ring camera footage of a purported mountain lion to its Facebook page, following reports that the animal was prowling a residential neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
A neighbor called the police to say she thought someone was prowling through cars.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
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
But Tendai had the feeling that somewhere the Presence that inhabited the mask was prowling.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
