[proul] 
| 1. | to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc. |
| 2. | to rove over or through in search of what may be found: The cat prowled the alleys in search of food. |
| 3. | act of prowling. |
| 4. | on the prowl, in the act of prowling; searching stealthily: The cat is on the prowl for mice. |
| prowl (proul) v. prowled, prowl·ing, prowls v. tr. To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder: prowled the alleys of the city after dark. v. intr. To rove furtively or with predatory intent: cats prowling through the neighborhood. n. The act or an instance of prowling. [Middle English prollen, to move about.] prowl'er n. |
