POUNCING
/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/
13
Scrabble
19
WWF
P(3) O(1) U(1) N(1) C(3) I(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition
/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/
verb
- To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.“to pounce paper, or a pattern”
verb
- To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.“She pounced on the young man, because she loved him and wanted him for herself.”
- To attack suddenly by leaping.“I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere.”
- To eagerly seize an opportunity.“I pounced on the chance to get promoted.”
- To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
- To stamp holes in; to perforate.
noun
- 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.
Source: Wiktionary
