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prowl

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1. prowl - Noun

2. prowl - Verb

Meaning

To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.

To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money.

To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.

The act of prowling.

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The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town Source: Internet

Above-average temperatures in December and January mean ticks could be on the prowl. Source: Internet

According to Okah-Donli, while illegal organ harvesters and traffickers are on the prowl, law enforcement agencies are quick to rule cases of removal of human body parts as “ritual killing”. Source: Internet

Acute senses of smell and hearing give antelope the ability to perceive danger at night out in the open (when predators are often on the prowl). Source: Internet

Manning "1970s" in Gilbert (2012), p. 107: "Spider-Man wasn't exactly sure what to think about his luck when he met a beautiful new thief on the prowl named the Black Cat, courtesy of a story by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Keith Pollard." Source: Internet

This guy is on the prowl, eyeing every lady’s left ring finger in his search of a wedding fling. Source: Internet

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