herumstreifen — meaning in English

English meaning

• prowl verb To move about quietly and stealthily, especially while hunting or searching for something.
• straggle verb To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.

Senses

herumstreifen is used for these senses in English:

• prowl (ambitransitive) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
• prowl (intransitive) To idle; to go about aimlessly.
• straggle (intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.

prowl — full definition

1. verb To move about quietly and stealthily, especially while hunting or searching for something.
2. noun The act of prowling, especially as in the phrase "on the prowl."

straggle — full definition

1. verb To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
2. verb To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
3. verb Grow or hang messily.
4. verb To move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.

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