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Definitions for Prowl

[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.
[5] (when intr, often foll by around or about ) to move stealthily around (a place) as if in search of prey or plunder
[6] the act of prowling
[7] on the prowl moving around stealthily zealously pursuing members of the opposite sex

Words related to Prowl

skulk, slink, lurk, tramp, stroll, roam, scavenge, patrol, hunt, sneak, range, stalk, snake, rove, cruise, steal

Words nearby Prowl

provost sergeant, prow, prowar, prowess, prowfish, prowl, prowl car, prowler, prox., proxemics, proxima

Origin of Prowl

1350–1400; Middle English prollen < ?

Other words from Prowl

prowl·ing·ly , adverb
un·prowl·ing , adjective

Word origin for Prowl

C14 prollen, of unknown origin

Synonyms for Prowl

lurk, roam, scavenge, skulk, slink, stroll, tramp, cruise, hunt, patrol, range, rove, snake, sneak, stalk, steal, nose around