1. Move about in or as if in a predatory manner
   "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"
    
2. Loiter about, with no apparent aim
   "The suspicious character prowled around the neighbourhood at night";
   - lurch [archaic]

1. The act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
   "The cat's nightly prowl often led to encounters with local wildlife"

Derived forms: prowled, prowls, prowling

Type of: dillydally [informal], dilly-dally [informal], footle [informal], hang around, lallygag [N. Amer, informal], linger, loaf [informal], loiter, lollygag [N. Amer, informal], lounge, lurk, mess about [informal], mill about, mill around, mooch [Brit, informal], tarry, walk, walking

Encyclopedia: Prowl