on the prowl
Hunting or seeking; prowling about.
The cat was always on the prowl for bit of string or a dangling shoelace.
prowl
/pɹaʊl/
verb 3noun 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
grave, hungry
PROWL + NOUN
cemeteries, midnight, night
PREP.
around, on
Definitions
verb
1
To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
Watch the lioness prowling in the shrubbery for zebras.
It's easy to sneak vandalism into Wiktionary as there are few other users prowling the Recent Changes page.
2
To idle; to go about aimlessly.
That dandy has nothing better to do than prowl around town all day in his pinstripe suit.
3
To collect by plunder.
to prowl money
noun
1
The act of prowling.
I'm going on a midnight prowl.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — loiter about, with no apparent aim
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Watch the lioness prowling in the shrubbery for zebras.
Wiktionary02
It's easy to sneak vandalism into Wiktionary as there are few other users prowling the Recent Changes page.
Wiktionary03
He prowls each place, still in new colours decked.
Wiktionary04
I'm going on a midnight prowl.
Wiktionary05
Robbers prowl around at midnight.
Tatoeba · #27864506
Go, but a hungry wolf might prowl around there.
Tatoeba · #10795332Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, prowl is marked as obsolete, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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