/pɹaʊl/, /pɹoʊl/
OriginFrom Middle English prollen, of unknown origin.
- ambitransitiveTo rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
“Watch the lioness prowling in the shrubbery for zebras.”
“It's easy to sneak vandalism into Wiktionary as there are few other users prowling the Recent Changes page.”
“He prowls each place, still in new colours decked.” — The New Arcadia
- intransitiveTo idle; to go about aimlessly.
“That dandy has nothing better to do than prowl around town all day in his pinstripe suit.”
- obsolete, transitiveTo collect by plunder.
- colloquialThe act of prowling.
“I'm going on a midnight prowl.”
Formsprowls(present, singular, third-person) · prowling(participle, present) · prowled(participle, past) · prowled(past) · prowls(plural)
Source: Wiktionary