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- [proul]
- /praʊl/
- /praʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [proul]
- /praʊl/
Definitions of prowl word
- verb without object prowl to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc. 1
- verb with object prowl to rove over or through in search of what may be found: The cat prowled the alleys in search of food. 1
- noun prowl act of prowling. 1
- idioms prowl on the prowl, in the act of prowling; searching stealthily: The cat is on the prowl for mice. 1
- intransitive verb prowl move stealthily about 1
- noun prowl stealthy movement 1
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Origin of prowl
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English prollen < ?
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Prowl
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prowl popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prowl usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prowl
verb prowl
- beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- birddog — one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
- bum around — If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
- bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
noun prowl
- burglary — If someone commits a burglary, they enter a building by force and steal things. Burglary is the act of doing this.
- housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- jaunt — a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.
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