0 past simple and past participle of prowl
1 to move around quietly in a place trying not to be seen or heard, such as an animal does when hunting:
He used the flatbed of a truck for a stage and paced and prowled.
Around the house prowled strangely docile lions and wolves, the drugged victims of her magic; they were not dangerous, and fawned on all newcomers.
Then he strapped two flashlights to his head and prowled through the village entering the homes of his neighbours.
