prowl

/pษนaสŠl/

IPA: /P R AW1 L/

noun
  1. 1

    The act of prowling.

    โ€œI'm going on a midnight prowl.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.

    โ€œIt's tough to sneak vandalism into Wikipedia as there are plenty of other users prowling the Recent Changes page.โ€

  2. 2

    To idle; to go about aimlessly.

    โ€œThat dandy has nothing better to do than prowl around town all day in his pinstripe suit.โ€

  3. 3

    To collect by plunder.

    โ€œto prowl moneyโ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prowl