English-Thai Dictionary

prowl

N การ เดิน ด้อมๆ  มองๆ  kan-doen-dom-dom-mong-mong

 

prowl

VI เดิน ด้อมๆ  มองๆ  sneak rove lurk doen-dom-dom-mong-mong

 

prowl

VT เดิน ด้อมๆ  มองๆ  sneak rove lurk doen-dom-dom-mong-mong

 

prowl about / around / round

PHRV เดิน หากิน  เที่ยวหา กิน  doen-ha-kin

 

prowler

N คน เดิน ด้อมๆ  มองๆ  kon-doen-dom-dom-mong-mong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROWL

v.t.[I know not the origin of this word, nor from what source it is derived. It may be derived from the root of stroll, troll, with a different prefix. ] To rove over. He prowls each place, still in new colors deck'd.

 

PROWL

v.i.To rove or wander, particularly for prey, as a wild beast; as a prowling wolf. 1. To rove and plunder; to prey; to plunder.

 

PROWL

n.A roving for prey; colloquially, something to be seized and devoured.

 

PROWLER

n.One that roves about for prey.

 

PROWLING

ppr. Wandering about in search of prey or plunder.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROWL

Prowl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prowled; p. pr. & vb. n. Prowling. ] Etym: [OE. prollen to search about; of uncertain origin, perh. for proglen, a dim. of prog to beg, or proke to poke. Cf. Proke. ]

 

1. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp. , to search in, as for prey or booty. He prowls each place, still in new colors decked. Sir P. Sidney.

 

2. To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. [Obs. ]

 

PROWL

PROWL Prowl, v. i.

 

Defn: To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast; hence, to prey; to plunder.

 

PROWL

PROWL Prowl, n.

 

Defn: The act of prowling. [Colloq. ] Smart.

 

PROWLER

PROWLER Prowl "er, n.

 

Defn: One that prowls. Thomson.

 

PROWLING

PROWLING Prowl "ing, a.

 

Defn: Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for prey. "A prowling wolf. " Milton. -- Prowl "ing *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prowl

prowl |proul praʊl | ▶verb (of a person or animal ) move around restlessly and stealthily, esp. in search of or as if in search of prey: [ with obj. ] : black bears prowl the canyons | [ no obj. ] : committee members prowling around the offices at night with flashlights. ▶noun an act of prowling: I met her once on one of my off-duty bookstore prowls. PHRASES on the prowl (of a person or animal ) moving around in search or as if in search of prey. ORIGIN late Middle English: of unknown origin.

 

prowl car

prowl car ▶noun a police squad car.

 

prowler

prowl er |ˈproulər ˈpraʊlər | ▶noun a person who moves stealthily around or loiters near a place with a view to committing a crime, esp. burglary.

 

Oxford Dictionary

prowl

prowl |praʊl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a person or animal ) move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey: lions prowling in the bush | [ with obj. ] : youngsters were prowling the streets in droves. ▶noun an act of prowling. PHRASES on the prowl prowling around in search of prey. ORIGIN late Middle English: of unknown origin.

 

prowl car

prowl car ▶noun US a police squad car.

 

prowler

prowl ¦er |ˈpraʊlə | ▶noun a person who moves stealthily about or loiters near a place with a view to committing a crime.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

prowl

prowl verb they were seen prowling around the docks late at night: move stealthily, slink, skulk, steal, nose, pussyfoot, sneak, stalk, creep; informal snoop.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

prowl

prowl verb youths have been prowling around the back of the flats: move stealthily, slink, skulk, steal, nose, pussyfoot, sneak, sidle, stalk, creep; roam, range, rove, cruise, hunt, scavenge; informal snoop.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

prowl

prowl /praʊl /動詞 自動詞 他動詞 1 〈動物 人が 〉 (獲物を求めて 盗みの目的などで )(…を )うろつきまわる (around, about ); 虎視眈々 （こしたんたん ）とねらう .2 〈人が 〉 (退屈や不安の余り )(…を )ただぶらぶらと歩く (about, around ).名詞 U 〖時にa ～〗うろつくこと, あさり歩き ▸ be on the prowl (獲物などをねらって )〈人 動物が 〉うろつきまわる ～́ c à r ｟米 古 ｠パトロールカー .

 

prowler

pr ó wl er 名詞 C 空き巣ねらい, ストーカー (stalker ).