1 of an animal : to move quietly through an area while hunting [no obj] ▪ a tiger prowling in the jungle ▪ wolves prowling in packs [+ obj] ▪ He moved like a tiger prowling the jungle. 2 : to move through a place or area especially while searching for something often in a quiet or secret way [+ obj] ▪ The police were prowling the streets in their patrol cars. ▪ He liked to prowl the streets late at night. ▪ I prowled the store looking for sales. [no obj] ▪ I prowled through the store looking for sales.





