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prowling

/ˈpɹaʊlɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

Merodear, acechar

To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.

Examples :

"The cat was prowling around the kitchen, hoping to find a dropped piece of food. "
El gato merodeaba por la cocina, esperando encontrar un trozo de comida que se hubiera caído.
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Related Words

Illustration plunder

plunder noun

/ˈplʌndə(ɹ)/

Saqueo

"The plunder of valuable textbooks from the classroom was a serious problem. "

El saqueo de libros de texto valiosos del aula fue un problema grave.

Illustration kitchen

kitchen noun

/ˈkɪt͡ʃən/

Cocina

"My mom spends most of the morning in the kitchen, preparing breakfast for the family. "

Mi madre pasa la mayor parte de la mañana en la cocina, preparando el desayuno para la familia.

Illustration nightly

nightly adjective

/ˈnaɪtli/

Nocturno, de la noche

"A cobweb spread above a blossom Is sufficient to protect It from nightly chill. — Tyndall."

Una telaraña extendida sobre una flor es suficiente para protegerla del frío nocturno. — Tyndall.

Illustration dropped

dropped verb

/dɹɒpt/ /dɹɑpt/

Goteó, cayó en gotas

"The leaky faucet dropped water onto the counter all night. "

El grifo con fugas goteó agua sobre la encimera toda la noche.

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

Piedra pasante

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

El muro de piedra seca utilizó una piedra pasante grande y plana para sostener las piedras superiores.

Illustration aimlessly

aimlessly adverb

/ˈeɪmləsli/

Sin rumbo, sin propósito

"He wandered aimlessly through the crowd."

Deambulaba sin rumbo por la multitud.

Illustration pinstripe

pinstripe noun

/ˈpɪnˌstɹaɪp/

Rayita fina

"My father's suit had very narrow pinstripes. "

El traje de mi padre tenía rayitas muy finas.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration nothing

nothing noun

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

Nada, insignificancia

"The broken pencil was nothing; I easily found a new one. "

El lápiz roto no era nada; encontré uno nuevo fácilmente.

Illustration manner

manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Manera, modo

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

Mi hermana aprendió a escribir de una manera muy cuidadosa.

Illustration stealthy

stealthy adjective

/ˈstɛlθi/

Sigiloso, furtivo

"The student made a stealthy exit from the library, hoping no one would notice. "

El estudiante hizo una salida sigilosa de la biblioteca, esperando que nadie se diera cuenta.

Illustration collect

collect verb

/kəˈlɛkt/ /ˈkɒlɪkt/ /ˈkɑlɛkt/

Coleccionar, juntar

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

Suzanne recogió todos los papeles que había extendido.