pouncing Definition

pounce¹
verb, intr pounced, pouncing

1. To leap or swoop on (a victim or prey), especially when trying to capture them or it.

Thesaurus: jump, attack, fall upon, swoop, strike, leap, lunge, ambush, drop, dive , spring, snatch, dash , grab.
2. To seize on it or them; to grab eagerly.

noun

1. An act of pouncing.
2. The talon of a bird of prey.

Etymology: 15c in noun sense 2.

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pounce²
noun

1. A fine powder for preparing a writing surface or absorbing ink.
2. Coloured powder shaken through perforations to mark a pattern on the surface beneath.

verb pounced, pouncing

1. To prepare with pounce.
2. To trace, transfer or mark (a surface, etc) with pounce.

Etymology: 18c: from French ponce, from Latin pumex pumice.