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prowl

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 prowl /ˈprawəl/ verb
prowls; prowled; prowling
1 prowl
/ˈprawəl/
verb
prowls; prowled; prowling
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROWL
of an animal : to move quietly through an area while hunting
[no object]
[+ object]
: to move through a place or area especially while searching for something often in a quiet or secret way
[+ object]
[no object]
2 prowl /ˈprawəl/ noun
2 prowl
/ˈprawəl/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROWL
[singular]
: an act of moving through a place while searching for something : an act of prowling

on the prowl

: searching for something often in a quiet or secret way