Словарь синонимов английского языка - prowl

(v) 1. lurk, sneak, skulk, steal, slink: I thought I saw someone prowling about in your back garden. 2. scour, scavenge, range over, rove, roam, patrol, cruise, cover: The police continued to prowl the waterfront looking for smugglers. -(n) 3. on the prowl. lurking or sneaking or skulking or stealing or slinking about or around, seabching, seeking, hunting, tracking, ctalking: The lioness was on the prowl for wildebeest. After a few drinks, the boys went on the prowl for some female companionship.