All prowl synonyms
prowl
P p verb prowl
- follow one's nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- kip — Also called kip-up [kip-uhp] /ˈkɪpˌʌp/ (Show IPA), kick-up. an acrobatic movement in which a person moves from a position lying on the back to a standing position with a vigorous swing of both legs coordinated with a launching push of the arms.
- cast about — to make a mental or visual search
- hunt — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- haunt — to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
- worm — Write-Once Read-Many
- knock over — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- lie in wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- globetrot — to travel throughout the world, especially regularly or frequently.
- gun for — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- hit the trail — (Idiomatic) To leave or depart.
- kips — Also called kip-up [kip-uhp] /ˈkɪpˌʌp/ (Show IPA), kick-up. an acrobatic movement in which a person moves from a position lying on the back to a standing position with a vigorous swing of both legs coordinated with a launching push of the arms.
- circumambulate — to walk around (something)
- globetrotting — to travel throughout the world, especially regularly or frequently.
- mooch — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
- lofted — a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- mousing — a wrapping of several turns of small stuff around the shank end of a hook.
- lurk — lurking
- lay for — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- forayed — a quick, sudden attack: The defenders made a foray outside the walls.
- bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- worming — Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
- lay waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- birddog — one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
- lofting — a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- go after — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- waylay — to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or slay.
- knock around — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- leave no stone unturned — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- foraying — a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port.
- bumming — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- 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.
noun prowl
- jaunt — a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.
- housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- burglary — If someone commits a burglary, they enter a building by force and steal things. Burglary is the act of doing this.