Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prowling

/ˈpɹaʊlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: prowl-ing
IPA: /ˈpɹaʊlɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of prowl

noun

The act of one who prowls.

Example Sentences

"nightly prowlings"
"Most of us out here know that the city alternatives, with "every night fever" and pre-dawn prowlings, are neither attractive nor satisfying."

Inflected Forms

prowlings (plural)

Rhymes With

howling fouling dowling scowling cowling nowling fowling

Questions

How do you pronounce prowling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹaʊlɪŋ/.
What does prowling mean?: present participle and gerund of prowl

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