v. 1 lurk, sneak, skulk, steal, slink I thought I saw someone prowling about in your back garden 2 scour, scavenge, range over, rove, roam, patrol, cruise, cover The police continued to prowl the waterfront looking for smugglers
n. 3 on the prowl. lurking or sneaking or skulking or stealing or slinking about or around, searching, seeking, hunting, tracking, stalking The lioness was on the prowl for wildebeest After a few drinks, the boys went on the prowl for some female companionship.