prowl
verb
[ praʊl ]
• (of a person or animal) move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey.
• "lions prowling in the bush"
Similar:
move stealthily,
slink,
skulk,
steal,
nose,
pussyfoot,
sneak,
sidle,
stalk,
creep,
roam,
range,
rove,
cruise,
hunt,
scavenge,
snoop,
prowl
noun
• an act of prowling.
• "I met her once on one of my off-duty bookshop prowls"
Origin:
late Middle English: of unknown origin.
on the prowl
• prowling around in search of prey.
• "there is a serial killer on the prowl"
