Prowl Quietly Area Adv./Prep.)| ~ Move Carefully Prowled Verb, Noun

verb
1 [intransitive, transitive] (+ adv./prep.)| ~ sth (of an animal) to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially when hunting The tiger prowled through the undergrowth.

2 [intransitive, transitive] (+ adv./prep.)| ~ sth to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially with the intention of committing a crime A man was seen prowling around outside the factory just before the fire started.

3 [transitive, intransitive] ~ sth| (+ adv./prep.) to walk around a room, an area, etc, especially because you are bored, anxious, etc, and cannot relax He prowled the empty rooms of the house at night.

noun
(be/go) on the ˈprowl(of an animal or a person) moving quietly and carefully, hunting or looking for sth There was a fox on the prowl near the chickens. an intruder on the prowl