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| prowl | |
| 1. v. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty. |  |
| Watch the lioness prowling in the shrubbery for zebras. | |
| It's tough to sneak vandalism into Wikipedia as there are plenty of other users prowling the Recent Changes page. | |
| 2. v. (intransitive) To idle; to go about aimlessly. | |
| That dandy has nothing better to do than prowl around town all day in his pinstripe suit. | |
| 3. v. (transitive, obsolete) To collect by plunder. | |
| to prowl money | |
| 4. n. (colloquial) The act of prowling. | |
| I'm going on a midnight prowl. | |
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