Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prowl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prowl \Prowl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prowled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Prowling}.] [OE. prollen to search about; of uncertain
origin, perh. for proglen, a dim. of prog to beg, or proke to
poke. Cf. {Proke}.]
1. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner;
esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.
He prowls each place, still in new colors decked. --
Sir P. Sidney.
2. To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prowl \Prowl\, v. i.
To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast;
hence, to prey; to plunder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prowl \Prowl\, n.
The act of prowling. [Colloq.] --Smart.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prowl
n : the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
v 1: move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The
suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"
2: loiter about, with no apparent aim [syn: {lurch}]
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