Definition of "prowl" [prowl]

• To roam through stealthily, as in search of prey or plunder: prowled the alleys of the city after dark. (verb-transitive)
• To rove furtively or with predatory intent: cats prowling through the neighborhood. (verb-intransitive)
• The act or an instance of prowling. (noun)
• On the prowl Actively looking for something: salespeople on the prowl for better jobs. (idiom)

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• "Straight sets: Ruthless Hewitt still on title prowl"
• "They partied, in other words: a night when they were not on the prowl was a night lost forever."
• "Going out on the prowl is usually the last thing on my mind by the time Saturday night rolls around."