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[ verb ] move stealthily

Synonyms

skulk

Examples

"The lonely man skulks down the main street all day"

Used in print

(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)

While prowling around these buildings , two of the posse recognized the voice of Gonzales speaking_to the people inside .

Related terms

walk

2
[ verb ] move about in or as if in a predatory manner

Examples

"The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"

Related terms

walk

3
[ verb ] loiter about, with no apparent aim

Synonyms

lurch

Used in print

(Mary Savage, Just for Tonight....)

It did not care what sort_of person prowled its woods , plucked at its bark or stripped the berries from its bushes .

Related terms

loiter

4
[ noun ] the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)

Related terms

walk

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