| VERB | motion | prowl | move about in or as if in a predatory manner |
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| stative | prowl, lurch | loiter about, with no apparent aim | |
| NOUN | act | prowl | the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) |
| Sounds | praw'l | |
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| Rhymes | afoul ... waterfowl: 13 rhymes with awl... | |
| Meaning | The act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner). | |
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| Broader | walk, walking | The act of traveling by foot |
| Spanish | merodeo | |
| Verbs | prowl | move about in or as if in a predatory manner |
| prowl | loiter about, with no apparent aim | |
| Meaning | Move about in or as if in a predatory manner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The men prowl the area for animals; The men prowl for animals in the area | |
| Example | "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town" | |
| Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | merodear, rondar | |
| Catalan | rondar, voltar | |
| Nouns | prowl | the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) |
| prowler | someone who prowls or sneaks about | |
| Meaning | loiter about, with no apparent aim. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | lurch | |
| Broader | loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around | Be about |
| Spanish | aguaitar, merodear, rondar | |
| Catalan | aguaitar, rondar, voltar | |
| Nouns | prowl | the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) |
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