Prowl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)

move about in or as if in a predatory manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈaʊl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈaʊl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈaʊl/

1 syllable Say it as /pɹˈaʊl/.

Examples

The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lurch

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
verb	move about in or as if in a predatory manner “The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town”
verb	loiter about, with no apparent aim

Word Forms

prowl	verb	loiter about, with no apparent aim
prowl	noun	the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
prowler	noun	someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

herumschleichen

der Akt des Herumschleichens (heimliches Herumlaufen)

🇫🇷French

rôder

l'acte de rôder (se promener de manière furtive)

🇪🇸Spanish

merodear

el acto de merodear (caminar de manera sigilosa)

🇮🇹Italian

vagare

l'atto di aggirarsi (camminare furtivamente)

🇳🇱Dutch

jagen

de handeling van rondsnuffelen (op een heimelijke manier rondlopen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

rondar

o ato de rondar (andar furtivamente)

🇷🇺Russian

бродить

акт рыскания (хождение тайком)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तलाशी करना

छिपकर घूमने की क्रिया (छिपकर घूमना)

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘোরা

ঘোরাঘুরির কাজ (একটি গোপন উপায়ে চলাফেরা)

🇮🇳Tamil

உலாவும்

புரளும் செயல் (திருட்டுத்தனமான முறையில் நடப்பது)

🇮🇳Telugu

విహరించు

ప్రొవ్లింగ్ చర్య (దొంగల పద్ధతిలో నడవడం)

🇮🇳Marathi

फिरणे

फिरण्याची कृती (चुपक्याने फिरणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘોંઘાટ

ચાલવાની ક્રિયા (ચોપસી રીતે ચાલવું)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲೆಯಿರಿ

ಹೊರಳಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಗುಪ್ತ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವುದು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരതുക

പരക്കം പായുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി (രഹസ്യമായ രീതിയിൽ നടക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁੰਮਣਾ

ਘੁੰਮਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਚੁਪੀਤੇ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਤੁਰਨਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

چلنا

گھومنے پھرنے کا عمل (چپکے سے چلنا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

徘徊

徘徊的行为（以偷偷摸摸的方式走来走去）

🇯🇵Japanese

うろつく

うろつく行為（こっそり歩き回る）

🇰🇷Korean

배회

배회하는 행위(살금살금 걸어다니는 행위)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lảng vảng

hành động rình mò (đi lại một cách lén lút)

🇹🇭Thai

เดินด้อม ๆ มองๆ

การด้อม ๆ มองๆ (เดินอย่างลับๆ ล่อๆ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkeliaran mencari mangsa

tindakan berkeliaran (berjalan secara sembunyi-sembunyi)

🇵🇭Filipino

gumagala

ang pagkilos ng prowling (paglalakad sa palihim na paraan)

🇲🇾Malay

berkeliaran

perbuatan merayau-rayau (berjalan senyap-senyap)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جوس

فعل التجول (المشي بطريقة متخفية)

🇮🇷Persian

پرسه زدن

عمل پرسه زدن (راه رفتن به صورت یواشکی)

🇹🇷Turkish

sinsi sinsi sinsi sinsi sinsi sinsi

Sinsi sinsi dolaşma eylemi (gizli bir şekilde dolaşmak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשׁוֹטֵט

פעולת השיטוט (הסתובבות בגניבה)

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The primary meaning of 'prowl' is 'the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)'.

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Using 'prowl' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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