verb Download 🔗Share To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder. Examples : "to pounce paper, or a pattern" stationery writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something. Examples : "She pounced on the young man, because she loved him and wanted him for herself." action animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To attack suddenly by leaping. Examples : "I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere." action animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons. Examples : "The hawk was pouncing on a field mouse in the tall grass. " animal action nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stamp holes in; to perforate. Examples : "The artist was pouncing the paper with a needle to create a dotted outline for her embroidery design. " action writing process machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce. Examples : "The artist used pouncing to transfer the delicate floral pattern onto the canvas before painting. " art writing process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Decorative perforation of cloth. Examples : "The elaborate pouncing on the altar cloth added a delicate, lace-like effect. " art material style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sudden leap, as of an animal when it pounces. Examples : "The cat's pouncing on the toy mouse was swift and playful. " animal action nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading