Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prowling"
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)
Prowling \Prowl"ing\, a.
Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for
prey. ``A prowling wolf.'' --Milton. -- {Prowl"ing*ly}, adv.
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