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Prowl

/prˈaʊl/
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(verb) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.

Robbers prowl around at midnight.
Go, but a hungry wolf might prowl around there.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The lion began to ____ the perimeter of the camp in the darkness, drawn by the smell of food.

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