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How to pronounce prowl in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms lurch
Type of mill around, tarry, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about
Type Words
Type of walk
Derivation prowler


The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town.
Type Words
Type of walking, walk

Examples of prowl

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Flashy SUVs and exotic muscle cars still prowl on a good portion of floor space.
From the ocregister.com
Snowmobilers, on no endangered-species list, may not prowl all that much longer.
From the economist.com
Acquisitors Carl Icahn and Sir James Goldsmith were also on the prowl last week.
From the time.com
She is curious, active and frequently on the prowl exploring her new foster home.
From the stltoday.com
Predators know that, however, and prowl the ground and air in search of a meal.
From the post-gazette.com
The exotic vacations I took as a newly divorced man on the prowl slowly dried up.
From the kentucky.com
Prowl the Paw Paw Nature Trail for owls, search for insects and hunt for herps.
From the charlotteobserver.com
But there are perils when managers can no longer prowl through their own factory.
From the economist.com
Everyone else-mostly NGO types and journalists-must prowl the corridors for news.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"
  • The act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
  • Loiter about, with no apparent aim
  • Prowl is a 2010 American horror film directed by Patrik Syversen and written from Tim Tori and starring Bruce Payne, Ruta Gedmintas and Courtney Hope.
  • Prowl is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers universes. After Optimus Prime and Megatron, and along with Mirage, Starscream, and Ironhide, "Prowl" is one of the most re-used American names in the assorted Transformers series, and its use has become almost synonymous with ...
  • To be on the lookout for some prey; To be watching over something; To fanny about, seemingly aimlessly; To walk authoratively
  • PROWL is the online system that allows students to register for classes, apply for financial aid, and view transcripts and final grades.
  • Autobot second-in-command, alt. mode is a black and white Datsun, Highway patrol car.
  • This ability is written Prowl (cost) and is an alternate cost. A player can cast a card for its prowl cost if a creature controlled by that player shares a creature type with the prowl card, and dealt combat damage to a player that turn. ...