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Noun
S:
(n)
prowl (prowl%1:04:00::)
(the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner))
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
walk (walk%1:04:00::)
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walking (walking%1:04:00::)
(the act of traveling by foot)
"walking is a healthy form of exercise"
S:
(n)
ambulation (ambulation%1:04:00::)
(walking about)
"the hospital encouraged early ambulation"
S:
(n)
sleepwalking (sleepwalking%1:04:00::)
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somnambulism (somnambulism%1:04:00::)
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somnambulation (somnambulation%1:04:00::)
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noctambulism (noctambulism%1:04:00::)
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noctambulation (noctambulation%1:04:00::)
(walking by a person who is asleep)
S:
(n)
gait (gait%1:04:01::)
(a person's manner of walking)
S:
(n)
march (march%1:04:00::)
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marching (marching%1:04:00::)
(the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind))
"it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching"
S:
(n)
plodding (plodding%1:04:01::)
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plod (plod%1:04:00::)
(the act of walking with a slow heavy gait)
"I could recognize his plod anywhere"
S:
(n)
prowl (prowl%1:04:00::)
(the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner))
S:
(n)
shamble (shamble%1:04:00::)
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shambling (shambling%1:04:00::)
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shuffle (shuffle%1:04:01::)
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shuffling (shuffling%1:04:01::)
(walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet)
"from his shambling I assumed he was very old"
S:
(n)
wading (wading%1:04:00::)
(walking with your feet in shallow water)
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
prowl (prowl%2:38:00::)
(move about in or as if in a predatory manner)
"The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"
S:
(v)
prowl (prowl%2:42:00::)
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lurch (lurch%2:42:00::)
(loiter about, with no apparent aim)