Prowled vs Prolled - What's the difference?
prowled | prolled |
(prowl)
To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
* Sir Philip Sidney
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To idle; to go about aimlessly.
(obsolete) To collect by plunder.
(proll)
(obsolete) To search or prowl after; to rob; to plunder.
* 1795 ?, Henry Stebbing
As verbs the difference between prowled and prolled
is that prowled is past tense of prowl while prolled is past tense of proll.prowled
English
Verb
(head)prowl
English
Verb
- He prowls each place, still in new colours decked.
- Watch the lioness prowling in the shrubbery for zebras.
- It's tough to sneak vandalism into Wikipedia as there are plenty of other users prowling the Recent Changes page.
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- That dandy has nothing better to do than prowl around town all day in his pinstripe suit.
- to prowl money
Derived terms
* on the prowl * prowl carDerived terms
* prowlerprolled
English
Verb
(head)proll
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Verb
(en verb)- (Barrow)