aprowl

[ uh-proul ]

adjective

1. moving about in stealthy search; covertly stalking or hunting; prowling (usually used predicatively):

   The sudden silence in the jungle gave warning that some huge carnivore was aprowl.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aprowl¹

a- ¹ + prowl

Example Sentences

Frosty taught himself to read such signs, and by them he always knew when the coyote or some other dangerous creature was aprowl.

From Project Gutenberg

The wide-eyed wonder of city life may never have been more vibrantly shown than among the World War II-era sailors aprowl in On the Town.

From Time Magazine Archive

And much of the time he imitated an old satyr aprowl.

From Time Magazine Archive

The peak Waved blithe snow-banner greeting; and for him The rav'ning storm, aprowl for human life, Purred like the lion at his trainer's feet.

From Project Gutenberg