Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of prowl
nounprowling (plural prowlings)
plural prowlings
- The act of one who prowls.
nightly prowlings
1 more example
Most of us out here know that the city alternatives, with "every night fever" and pre-dawn prowlings, are neither attractive nor satisfying.
1979 February 10, Allen Young, “Living In The Country”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 28, page 21
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with prowling
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prowling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prowling
MLA
“prowling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prowling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prowling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prowling.
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