Prowl | Mean of prowl in English Dictionary

/ˈprawəl/

• Verb
• to move quietly through an area while hunting
1. a tiger prowling in the jungle
2. wolves prowling in packs
3. He moved like a tiger prowling the jungle.
• to move through a place or area especially while searching for something often in a quiet or secret way
1. The police were prowling the streets in their patrol cars.
2. He liked to prowl the streets late at night.
3. I prowled the store looking for sales.
4. I prowled through the store looking for sales.
• Noun
• an act of moving through a place while searching for something
1. a prowl through the bookshop

• searching for something often in a quiet or secret way
1. My cat was on the prowl. [=my cat was prowling]
2. reporters on the prowl for a good story