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verb (used without object)
1.
to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
verb (used with object)
2.
to rove over or through in search of what may be found: The cat prowled the alleys in search of food.
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Prowling
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
noun
Idiom3.
act of prowling.
4.
on the prowl, in the act of prowling; searching stealthily: The cat is on the prowl for mice.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English prollen < ?
1350–1400; Middle English prollen < ?
Related forms
prowl·ing·ly, adverb
un·prowl·ing, adjective
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Word Origin & History
prowl
late 14c., prollen, "move about in search of something," of unknown origin, with no known cognates. Meaning "go stealthily in search of prey" is first recorded 1580s. The noun, in on the prowl, is attested from 1803. Prowler is attested from 1519.
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