prowl

prowl is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.
2. transitive verb. To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money.
3. intransitive verb. To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.
4. noun. The act of prowling.
5. noun. the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
6. verb. move about in or as if in a predatory manner

   "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"

7. verb. loiter about, with no apparent aim

   Synonyms: lurch

Synonyms

lurch

Common word forms

prowls, prowled, prowler, prowling

Words from these letters

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