PROWL
\pɹˈa͡ʊl], \pɹˈaʊl], \p_ɹ_ˈaʊ_l]\
Definitions of PROWL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"
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the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
By Princeton University
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move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"
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the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.
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To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money.
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To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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