pounced; pouncing
1
a
: to swoop upon and seize something with or as if with talons
b
: to seize upon and make capital of something (such as another's blunder or an opportunity)
2
: to make a sudden assault or approach
pounced; pouncing
: to dust, rub, finish, or stencil with pounce
1
: a fine powder formerly used to prevent ink from spreading
2
: a fine powder for making stenciled patterns
Examples of pounce in a Sentence
Verb (1)
the muggers pounced on the unsuspecting tourists as soon as they rounded the corner
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Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Nobody saw Vegas pouncing on Tomas Hertl, at a reduced price, last spring.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
When that happens, Sterling pounces… … and because Bergvall is distant from the action and marked by Rice, Odegaard can move towards Gray and leave Bissouma for Partey.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Both Rapids goals were LAFC mistakes near goal that Mihailovic pounced on.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Nobody saw Vegas pouncing on Tomas Hertl, at a reduced price, last spring.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
Over the course of the opera, as characters deliver their testimonies, the tensely tonal music behaves like a single mass that billows and drifts, ponders and pounces, but never falls silent.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
When that happens, Sterling pounces… … and because Bergvall is distant from the action and marked by Rice, Odegaard can move towards Gray and leave Bissouma for Partey.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Pounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pounce. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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