PROWL


Meaning of PROWL in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If an animal or a person ~s around, they move around quietly, for example when they are hunting.

Policemen ~ed around the building.

VERB: V prep/adv

2.

If an animal is on the ~, it is hunting. If a person is on the ~, they are hunting for something such as a sexual partner or a business deal.

Their fellow travellers are a mix of honeymooners, single girls on the ~ and elderly couples...

The new administration are on the ~ for ways to reduce spending.

PHRASE: v-link PHR, oft PHR for n

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