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Webster 1913 Edition
Prowl
Prowl
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Prowled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prowling
.] [OE.
prollen
to search about; of uncertain origin, perh. for proglen
, a dim. of prog
to beg, or proke
to poke. Cf. Proke
.] 1.
To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.
He
prowls
each place, still in new colors decked. Sir P. Sidney.
2.
To collect by plunder;
as, to
. prowl
money[Obs.]
Prowl
,Verb.
I.
To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.
Prowl
,Noun.
The act of prowling.
[Colloq.]
Smart.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prowl
PROWL
,Verb.
T.
He prowls each place, still in new colors deck'd.
PROWL
,Verb.
I.
beast; as a prowling wolf.
1.
To rove and plunder; to prey; to plunder.PROWL
,Noun.
Definition 2025
prowl
prowl
English
Verb
prowl (third-person singular simple present prowls, present participle prowling, simple past and past participle prowled)
- To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
- Sir Philip Sidney
- He prowls each place, still in new colours decked.
- Watch the lioness prowling in the shrubbery for zebras.
- It's tough to sneak vandalism into Wikipedia as there are plenty of other users prowling the Recent Changes page.
- Sir Philip Sidney
- To idle; to go about aimlessly.
- That dandy has nothing better to do than prowl around town all day in his pinstripe suit.
- (obsolete) To collect by plunder.
- to prowl money
Derived terms
Translations
To be on the lookout for some prey
To idle; to go about aimlessly
Derived terms
Noun
prowl (plural prowls)
- (colloquial) The act of prowling.
- I'm going on a midnight prowl.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Smart to this entry?)