prowling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb move about in or as if in a predatory manner
    prowl.
    • The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town
  2. verb loiter about, with no apparent aim
    prowl; lurch.

WordNet

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

Webster 1913