prowled
Moved like predator
Prowled is the past tense of prowl, meaning to move stealthily in search of prey or opportunity.
Animals prowl when hunting; people prowl when searching with predatory or restless intent: A cat prowled the alley, She prowled the aisles looking for bargains.
The word suggests quiet, deliberate movement with watchful awareness.
Moved slowly, furtively
- slunkCrept away quietly
- stalkedFollowed stealthily with menace
- lurkedHid with intent
- skulkedMoved to avoid detection
tiptoed · slinked · sneaked · glided · inched · furtive · surreptitious · clandestine
Followed stealthily with menace
- huntedSought to capture
- trackedFollowed the course of
- pursuedWent after persistently
- circledWent round something
watched · waited · ambushed · pounced · lion · tiger · panther · leopard
crept
Moved slowly, furtively
skulked · tiptoed · slinked · sneaked · glided · inched · furtive · surreptitious · clandestine · covert
stalked
Followed stealthily with menace
circled · watched · waited · ambushed · pounced · lion · tiger · panther · leopard · wolf
patrolled
Monitored an area regularly
surveyed · cased · scouted · reconnoitered · guarded · inspected · perimeter · beat · rounds · vigilant
darkness
Total absence of light
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- shadowsDark areas from blocked light
midnight · twilight · streetlights · alleyways · backstreets · lamplit · murky · dim · gloaming · eerie
- movement verbsgo, walk, run, move, walked
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
- on the prowlSearching for prey
- night prowlerOne active after dark
- prowl carPolice patrol vehicle