Prowling

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prowl

(a.) Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for prey.

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• Mr Merdle and his noble guest persisted in prowling about at opposite ends of the perspective. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Many wrecks have been found by these bottom-prowling scouts and valuable material recovered. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The winged furies were now prowling gossips who dropped in on each other for tea. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Clayton's first thought was to arrange a sleeping shelter for the night; something which might serve to protect them from prowling beasts of prey. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Wildeve snatched up the lantern and began anxiously prowling among the furze and fern. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• She was a most wonderful woman for prowling about the house. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• The night before, she had reached Datchet; and, prowling about, had found a baker's shop open and deserted. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The children took the cows and goats out to graze, and brought them in at night before the wolves and bears came prowling. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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