prowl

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.

The act or an instance of prowling.

Idiom:

on the prowl

Actively looking for something: salespeople on the prowl for better jobs.

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[Middle English prollen, to move about.]

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prowler n.

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prowl [praʊl]

vb

(when intr, often foll by around or about) to move stealthily around (a place) as if in search of prey or plunder

n

1. the act of prowling

on the prowl

a.  moving around stealthily

b.  zealously pursuing members of the opposite sex

[C14 prollen, of unknown origin]

prowler  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prowl - the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
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 lurch 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?"

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prowl

verb move stealthily, hunt, patrol, range, steal, cruise, ghost, stalk, sneak, lurk, roam, rove, scavenge, slink, skulk, nose around The stray dogs of the city prowl in packs in search of food.

Translations

prowl [praʊl]

A. N → ronda f (en busca de presa, botín )
to be on the prowl → merodear, rondar

B. VI (also prowl about or around) → rondar, merodear
he prowls round the house at night (outside) → ronda la casa de noche; (inside) → se pasea por la casa de noche

C. VT to prowl the streets → rondar las calles

D. CPD prowl car N (US) (Police) → coche-patrulla m

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prowl [ˈpraʊl]

vi [person, animal] → rôder

n
to be on the prowl [animal] → être en chasse; [person] → être en chasse
The pack of wolves was on the prowl → La meute de loups était en chasse.

prowl about

prowl around

vi → rôder

vt fus
to prowl around the room, to prowl about the room → tourner en rond dans la pièce
She prowled anxiously about the room waiting for Anne to return → Elle tournait anxieusement en rond dans la pièce attendant le retour d'Anne.
prowl car n (US) (POLICE) → voiture f de police

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prowl

n → Streifzug m; to be on the prowl (cat, lion, burglar) → auf Streifzug sein; (headmaster, boss) → herumschleichen; (police car) → auf Streife sein; (inf: for pick-up) → auf Frauen-/Männerjagd sein

vt → durchstreifen

vi (also prowl about or around) → herumstreichen; (boss, headmaster) → herumschleichen; he prowled round the house → er schlich im Haus

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prowl [praʊl]

1. vi (also prowl about or around) → aggirarsi

2. n on the prowl → in cerca di preda

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prowl

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 먹이, 훔칠 것 등을 찾아 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 hiiviskellä 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 배회하다 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