prowl
To move around quietly and secretly, like a hunting animal.
prowl in a sentence
- The tiger prowled through the tall grass, silent as a shadow.
- Foxes prowl around our street after dark, slipping silently from garden to garden.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to prowl?
- Amarch
- Bcreep
- Ccharge
- Dstomp
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B: creep. The other three mean the opposite of prowl.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to prowl?
- Asneak
- Bmarch
- Cstalk
- Dcreep
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B: march. The other three mean nearly the same as prowl.
Words that mean something similar
creep, sneak, stalk
Words that mean the opposite
march, stomp, charge
More words about movement & action
- pursue: To chase after someone or something.
- quash: To stop or crush something completely.
- quest: A long search or journey to find or achieve something.
- rampage: To rush about wildly, causing damage; or a wild rush that causes damage.
- ransack: To search a place roughly and messily, often stealing things.
- recede: To move back or become further away.
- recoil: To jump back suddenly in fear or disgust.
- repel: To push something away or drive it back, or to make someone feel disgusted.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test