prowl

/prɑʊl/ v [I/T]

Definition

› to move around an area quietly and secretly, as when hunting: [T] At night, scorpions prowl the desert for insects. [I] There have been reports of a man prowling in the neighborhood. prowl

/prɑʊl/ n [U]

(Definition of prowl v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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provoke v ANGER
provoke v CAUSE REACTION
provost n
prow n
prowess n
prowl v
proximity n
proxy n
prude n
prudent adj
prune n FRUIT

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