PROWL
What does "PROWL" mean?
To move about stealthily, as if hunting or searching for prey.
Meanings
- To move quietly and secretly, as a predator does when hunting. The leopard prowled the edge of the clearing at dusk.
- To roam restlessly through a place, often looking for something. He prowled the kitchen at midnight hunting for leftovers.
- An act of moving about stealthily; a roving search. The cat was out on its nightly prowl.
Word origin
From Middle English 'prollen' ('to move about searching, to rove'), of uncertain origin; the modern spelling with -w- emerged later.
Remember it
PROWL hides 'OWL' - the silent night hunter that prowls the dark on muffled wings.
A little poem
Soft pads on cold stone-
the hallway holds its one breath
until the light wins.
haiku
What it teaches
The quiet step covers the most ground; what creeps unseen arrives first.
Quick facts
What does PROWL mean?
To move about stealthily, as if hunting or searching for prey.
Is PROWL a valid word?
Yes — PROWL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PROWL?
PROWL has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PROWL come from?
From Middle English 'prollen' ('to move about searching, to rove'), of uncertain origin; the modern spelling with -w- emerged later.
What can PROWL teach us?
The quiet step covers the most ground; what creeps unseen arrives first.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.