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: --
Then he strapped two flashlights to his head and prowled through the village entering the homes of his neighbours.
Around the house prowled strangely docile lions and wolves, the drugged victims of her magic; they were not dangerous, and fawned on all newcomers.
He used the flatbed of a truck for a stage and paced and prowled.
