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pouncing

  • /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/

Rhymes with -aʊnsɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of pounce

noun pouncings

  1. countable, uncountable The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.
  2. countable, uncountable Decorative perforation of cloth.
  3. countable, uncountable A sudden leap, as of an animal when it pounces. Her driver was new to the country; he mightn't be prepared for the leaping of the yellow water down dry arroyos, swift as the pouncings of a cat, or the snake-like slidings of tons of loosened rock and clay from the steep potreros […]

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"pouncing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pouncing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"pouncing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pouncing.

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@misc{pouncing_2026,
  title = {pouncing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pouncing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}