PROWLING Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word prowling. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PROWLING
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| creeping | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body | ||||||
| skulking | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated | ||||||
| sneaking | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • not openly expressed | ||||||
| stalking | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush • the act of following prey stealthily | ||||||
| loitering | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • be about a place without any apparent purpose | ||||||
| lurking | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
verb • lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner • be about a place without any apparent purpose • wait in hiding to attack • to monitor a web forum or similar without making your presence pubilc | ||||||
| lurch | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an unsteady uneven gait • a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) • abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) • the act of moving forward suddenly verb • walk as if unable to control one's movements • move abruptly • move slowly and unsteadily • loiter about, with no apparent aim • defeat by a lurch | ||||||