Prowl: alternatives and connections

To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate.

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Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake.

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To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.

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To spend time aimlessly or lazily

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To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.

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To lie hid; to lie in wait.

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Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.

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To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a slower or faster rate…

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of Walk

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To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.

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To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.

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One that prowls.

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One that prowls.

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To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.