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单词 prowl
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prowl

(praʊl)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense prowls, present participle prowling, past tense, past participle prowled
1. verb
If an animal or a person prowls around, they move around quietly, for example when they are hunting.
Police officers prowled around the building. [VERB preposition/adverb]
[Also V, V n]
Synonyms: move stealthily, hunt, patrol, range More Synonyms of prowl
2. 
See on the prowl

prowl in British English

(praʊl)
verb
1. (when intr, often foll by around or about)
to move stealthily around (a place) as if in search of prey or plunder
noun
2. 
the act of prowling
3.  on the prowl
Derived forms
prowler (ˈprowler)
noun
Word origin
C14 prollen, of unknown origin

prowl in American English

(praʊl)
verb intransitive, verb transitive
1. 
to roam about furtively, as in search of prey or loot
noun
2. 
the act of prowling
Idioms:
on the prowl
Derived forms
prowler (ˈprowler)
noun
Word origin
ME prollen < ?

Examples of 'prowl' in a sentence
prowl

And underneath the trees lions were prowling about.
Charles Kingsley The Water Babies (1863)
Eight security guards prowl the corridors making sure that people do not misbehave.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And fear not if you find him prowling the corridors at odd hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He was prowling the streets for years and it's more than possible there were other victims.
The Sun (2016)
Celebrities roll up here, doing the interview rounds as autograph hunters prowl the street in packs.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Your new beau is prowling about, setting the mood.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And he was prowling about, was he?
George MacDonald The Princess and the Goblin (1872)
The dog was prowling around her, as if it was a wild animal guarding his prey.
The Sun (2015)
In this part of the world, leopards emerge from the forested hills to prowl around the crops.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I got the urge to prowl around inside.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He was banned from prowling the streets between 5pm and 5am.
The Sun (2009)
It is a little weird to see tigers, lions and cheetahs prowling around unmistakably English countryside.
The Sun (2016)
With access to hundreds of cars through his clamping firm, he was able to prowl the streets, reasonably confident that he could evade detection.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is the most dangerous place you can be in Syria, with the security forces prowling the corridors looking for protesters who managed to escape.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)

In other languages
prowl

British English: prowl VERB
If an animal or a person prowls around, they move around quietly, for example when they are hunting.
Policemen prowled around the building.
  • American English: prowl
  • Brazilian Portuguese: rondar
  • Chinese: 悄悄巡行
  • European Spanish: merodear
  • French: rôder
  • German: schleichen
  • Italian: aggirarsi furtivamente
  • Japanese: うろつく
  • Korean: 배회하다
  • European Portuguese: rondar
  • Latin American Spanish: merodear

Chinese translation of 'prowl'

prowl

(praul)

vi

  1. [animal, person] 潜(潛)行 (qiánxíng)

n

  1. (lit)
    to be on the prowl [animal] 潜(潛)行觅(覓)食 (qiánxíng mìshí)
  2. (fig)
    to be on the prowl (for sth) [person] 来(來)回寻(尋)觅(覓)(某物) (láihuí xúnmì (mǒuwù))
(verb) 
Definition
to move stealthily around (a place) as if in search of prey or plunder
The stray dogs of the city prowl in packs in search of food.
Synonyms
move stealthily
hunt
patrol
range
They range widely in search of carrion.
steal
They can steal away at night and join us.
cruise
ghost
stalk
sneak
Don't sneak away and hide.
lurk
He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address.
roam
They were encouraged not to let their cattle roam freely.
rove
roving about the town in the dead of night
scavenge
slink
He couldn't just slink away.
skulk
He skulked off.
nose around

Additional synonyms

in the sense of lurk
Definition
to be present in an unobtrusive way
He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address.
Synonyms
hide,
sneak,
crouch,
prowl,
snoop,
lie in wait,
slink,
skulk,
conceal yourself,
move with stealth,
go furtively
in the sense of range
Definition
to roam (over)
They range widely in search of carrion.
Synonyms
roam,
explore,
wander,
rove,
sweep,
cruise,
stroll,
ramble,
traverse,
go walkabout (Australian)
in the sense of roam
Definition
to walk about with no fixed purpose or direction
They were encouraged not to let their cattle roam freely.
Synonyms
wander,
walk,
range,
travel,
drift,
stroll,
stray,
ramble,
prowl,
meander,
rove,
stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect),
peregrinate

Nearby words of
prowl

  • provoking
  • prow
  • prowess
  • prowl
  • proximity
  • proxy
  • prude

Synonyms of 'prowl'

prowl

Explore 'prowl' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of rove
Definition
to wander about (a place)
roving about the town in the dead of night
Synonyms
wander,
range,
cruise,
drift,
stroll,
stray,
roam,
ramble,
meander,
traipse (informal),
go walkabout (Australian),
gallivant,
gad about,
stravaig (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect)
in the sense of skulk
Definition
to move stealthily, so as to avoid notice
He skulked off.
Synonyms
creep,
sneak,
slink,
pad,
slope,
prowl,
sidle
in the sense of slink
Definition
to move or act in a quiet and secretive way from fear or guilt
He couldn't just slink away.
Synonyms
creep,
steal,
sneak,
slip,
ghost,
prowl,
skulk,
pussyfoot (informal)
in the sense of sneak
Definition
to move quietly, trying not be noticed
Don't sneak away and hide.
Synonyms
slink,
slip,
steal,
creep,
ghost,
pad,
tiptoe,
sidle,
skulk
in the sense of steal
Definition
to move quietly and carefully, not wanting to be noticed
They can steal away at night and join us.
Synonyms
sneak,
slip,
creep,
flit,
tiptoe,
slink,
insinuate yourself
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