Prowl

/pɹaʊl/

Synonyms for "prowl" (111 found)

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Closest matches (23)

bat aroundbumclandestine behaviorclandestinity couchcount tiescover covertness crawl creep cruise divagate drift flit furtiveness gadgad aboutgallivantgo about

Noun(1 words)

coyote

Verb(3 words)

creep creeping examine

Strong matches (33)

go on tiptoego the roundsgrovel gumshoehit the roadhit the trailhobo hunting inchinch alongjauntknock aboutknock aroundlay waitlie in waitlurk meander mooch nightwalk nomadize

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pad patrol peregrinate pererrate prowling pussyfoot ramble range

Verb(5 words)

inspect lurch lurk lurking probe

Related words (55)

Verb(8 words)

range roam scout search sneak stalk stalking wander

range overroam roverun aboutsaunter scavenge scour scrabble scramble searching seeking shadow shiftiness sidle skulk slink slinkiness slither slyness snake

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sneak sneakiness stalk stalking stealsteal alongstealth stealthiness straggle stray stroll surreptitiousness tippytoe tiptoe tracking traipse trampunderground activityunderhand dealingvagabond vagabondizewalk the trackswander wayfare wormworm along

Noun(1 words)

sneaking

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More general

26 entries

activity analyze behavior examine footle gohang aroundinvestigate lallygag linger loaf loiter lollygag lounge lurkmess about

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More specific

14 entries

creepingdata miningfile scanningforagingforaging crawlforensic searchhuntinglog inspectionlurking patrollingpredatory stalkingscouting sneaking stalking

Collocations

11 entries

movement through shadowsnight prowlernocturnal prowlsopportunistic searchpredator prowlspredatory approachprowl patternprowler activityprowling behaviorstalking behaviorstealthy movement

Inflections

3 entries

prowled prowling prowls

Derivations

2 entries

prowler prowling

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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Robbers prowl around at midnight.

Source: tatoeba (278645)

Then fury spurred their courage, and behold, / As ravening wolves, when darkness hides the day, / Stung with mad fire of famine uncontrolled, / Prowl from their dens, and leave the whelps to stay, / With jaws athirst and gaping for the prey. / So to sure death, amid the darkness there, / Where swords, and spears, and foemen bar the way, / Into the centre of the town we fare. / Night with her shadowy cone broods o'er the vaulted air.

Source: tatoeba (6777949)

Go, but a hungry wolf might prowl around there.

Source: tatoeba (10795332)

Grave robbers prowl cemeteries at night, selling stolen treasures to black market collectors.

Source: tatoeba (13585708)

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