prowl
/praʊl/
verb
- To move around quietly and secretly, especially in search of prey or to commit a crime.
- Police arrested a man who was prowling around the neighborhood at night.
- The cat prowled through the tall grass, watching the birds.
- The wolf prowled the edge of the forest, looking for food.
- To walk around a place in a restless or impatient way.
- She prowled the aisles of the store, unable to decide what to buy.
- The teenager prowled around the house, bored and looking for something to do.
- He prowled the waiting room while his wife was in surgery.
noun
- The act of moving around quietly and secretly, especially in search of something.
- The cat went on the prowl after dark.
- The lion was on the prowl for its next meal.
- A security guard spotted a suspicious figure on the prowl near the warehouse.