[
UK
/pˈaʊns/
]
[ US /ˈpaʊns/ ]
[ US /ˈpaʊns/ ]
NOUN
- the act of pouncing
VERB
-
move down on as if in an attack
The teacher swooped down upon the new students
The raptor swooped down on its prey
How To Use pounce In A Sentence
- All went down alike before their charge, my lord and my lady, the Prince of the Blood, and the humblest page who bore his pouncet box. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV
- When a predator pounces, simply escaping in the opposite direction is often the worst option.
- The cat pounced... and missed. Times, Sunday Times
- The fox gave a yip as Ferric entered and pounced on the boy, easily knocking him over.
- When he announced it, the carefully prepped bishops pounced. Times, Sunday Times
- As soon as I open the door, my mom practically pounces on me.
- The cat sat in the tree ready to pounce on the ducks below.
- He pounced on the photographer, beat him up and smashed his camera.
- A grove of crotons became a magical jungle where snakes and other exotic creatures lurked, waiting to pounce.
- The time between the pounce and the jump seemed an eternity, although it was only seconds.
