pouncing
Pronunciation:
/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/verb
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To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.
Example: to pounce paper, or a pattern
verb
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To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.
Example: She pounced on the young man, because she loved him and wanted him for herself.
To attack suddenly by leaping.
Example: I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere.
To eagerly seize an opportunity.
Example: I pounced on the chance to get promoted.
To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
noun
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The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.
Decorative perforation of cloth.
A sudden leap, as of an animal when it pounces.