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# prowl

verb (prowls, prowled, prowling)

«prowl» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To prowl is to move about quietly and secretly, often looking for food or for something to attack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prowl/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a hungry animal moves softly around, watching for prey; a thief or a cat may prowl about at night

### Examples

- The hungry wolf prowled around the farm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prowl/#x1)
- A cat prowled along the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prowl/#x2)
- Who is prowling about in the dark garden? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prowl/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prowl» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prowl/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prowl» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prowl.html) on Mova free.