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rondando

prowling, lurking, patrolling

→ rondar
rond go around + ando present participle
verb · present Rare #41,756
prowling, lurking, patrolling Gerund of “rondar”; often used to talk about someone/ something moving around an area in a suspicious or watchful way.
SP: Había un hombre rondando cerca de la entrada.
EN: There was a man prowling near the entrance.

Me pongo nerviosa si está rondando por aquí.

I get nervous if he's hanging around here.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

Hay muchos idiotas rondando por aquí.

There are a lot of idiots hanging around here.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Habías estado rondando mis sueños, Chris.

You had been haunting my dreams, Chris.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Siempre rondando la puerta y sólo entra para comer.

He's always hanging around the door and only comes in to eat.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Tendremos que ir, aunque sigan rondando.

We'll have to go, even if they're still lurking around.

— Guardianes de la Noche: Tren infinito (2020)