| prowl (proul) v. prowled, prowl·ing, prowls v.tr. To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder: prowled the alleys of the city after dark. v.intr. To rove furtively or with predatory intent: cats prowling through the neighborhood. n. Idiom: The act or an instance of prowling. on the prowl Actively looking for something: salespeople on the prowl for better jobs. [Middle English prollen, to move about.] prowl  er n. |
prowl
Verb
(sometimes foll. by around, about)to move stealthily around (a place) as if in search of prey or plunder
Noun
1. the act of prowling
2. on the prowl moving around stealthily [origin unknown]
prowler n
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| Noun | 1. |  prowl - the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) |
| Verb | 1. | prowl - move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| 2. | prowl - loiter about, with no apparent aim footle, hang around, lallygag, loiter, lollygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, lounge, lurk, linger, loaf - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" |
prowl
Translations
prowl [praul] vi (also: prowl about) (also: prowl around) → merodear
n on the prowl → de merodeo, merodeando
v prowl [praul]
to move about stealthily in order to steal, attack, catch etc Tigers were prowling in the jungle. sluip يَجولُ خِلْسَةً дебна plížit se; potulovat se snige sig rundt umherstreichen κινούμαι μυστικά, έτοιμος να επιτεθώ merodear, rondar saaki hiilima پلکیدن vaania rôder לְשָחֵר לַטֶרֶף चोरी इत्यादि करने के लिए खोजते िफरना zsákmány után jár mengendap-endap læðast/laumast um aggirarsi うろつく 살금살금 다니다, 배회하다 tykojant klaidžioti, šmižinėti ložņāt; līst (pēc laupījuma) merayau-rayau rondsluipen luske/ streife omkring grasować rondar a da târcoale, a umbla după pradă рыскать zakrádať sa plaziti se, prežati šunjati se stryka omkring เดินด้อม ๆ มอง ๆ sinsi sinsi dolaşmak 潛行 бродити, блукати تاک ميں رہنا، منڈلانا đi lảng vảng 潜行
n prowler
sluiper جَوّال хищник tulák, -čka listetyv; vindueskigger; voldsmand der/die Herumtreiber(in) κακοποιός που παραφυλάει για τα θύματά του merodeador saagivaritseja پرسه زننده hiiviskelijä rôdeur/-euse מְשָחֵר לַטֶרֶף शिकारी, चोर, शिकारी जानवर csavargó, kóborló pencari mangsa flækingur, ræningi predatore, predatrice うろつく人 배회자 grobio tykotojas klaiņotājs; tīkotājs; marodieris orang yg merayau-rayau sluiper innbruddstyv podejrzany osobnik gatuno jefuitor бродяга; вор tulák, -čka klatež protuva person (djur) som stryker omkring คนเดินด้อม ๆ มอง ๆ sinsi sinsi dolaşan kimse 潛行者(或動物) бродяга کوچہ گردي کرنے والا kẻ rình mò 潜行者（或动物）
be on the prowl
to be prowling Pickpockets are always on the prowl. in die rondte جائِل، طائِف، مُتَجَوِّل خِلْسَةً дебна na potulce, na číhané være på jagt herumschleichen καραδοκώ merodear, rondar saagijahil در حال پرسه زدن olla väijymässä rôder לְשֵחר לַטֶרֶף चोरी इत्यादि के लिए घूमना (állandóan) lesen áll siap beraksi í leit að bráð/ránsfeng (essere in cerca di preda) うろついている 헤매고 돌아다니다 veikti pasalomis ložņāt [] merayau-rayau mencari mangsa op buit uit zijn luske omkring, gå på streiftog grasować andar à caça a da târcoale рыскать в поисках na potulke biti na preži biti u potrazi za vara ute på jakt การเดินด้อม ๆ มอง ๆ sinsi sinsi dolaşıyor olmak 徘徊，潛行 блукати в пошуках تاک ميں رہنا sự đi rình 徘徊，潜行
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