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prowls

/pɹaʊlz/

Meanings
verb

Ronda, merodea

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

Examples :

"The cat prowls the neighborhood at night, hunting for mice. "
El gato ronda por el vecindario por la noche, cazando ratones.
animal action nature

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 neighborhood

neighborhood noun

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

Vecindad, proximidad

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

Nuestro vecindario era nuestra única razón para intercambiar saludos huecos.

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 hunting

hunting noun

/ˈhʌntɪŋ/

La caza

"The hunting season opened, and several families went on a hunting trip to the forest. "

La temporada de caza se abrió y varias familias fueron de viaje de caza al bosque.

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 search

search noun

/sɜːt͡ʃ/ /sɝt͡ʃ/

Búsqueda

"With only five minutes until we were meant to leave, the search for the keys started in earnest."

Con solo cinco minutos para la hora de salida, la búsqueda de las llaves comenzó en serio.

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.