pouncing
present participle ofpounce
pounce
verb[I]
uk/paʊns/us/paʊns/tojumpormovequicklyinordertocatchor takeholdof something:
Thecatsatin thetreereadyto pounceontheducksbelow.
Thepolicewerewaitingto pounce when hearrivedat theairport.
Synonym
swoop
to take hold of something thrown
- catchCatch the ball!
- pounceThe veteran striker pounced and lashed home a goal.
- snagUSHe snagged the line drive for the last out in the inning.
- gloveIt's a pop fly to left field, and the outfielder gloves it easily.
- interceptShe intercepted the pass and scored a goal.
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bayidiom
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- entangle
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- grab
- grabber
- repo
- repo man
- repossess
- seize
- sequester
- sequestration
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Hurrying and doing things quickly
Jumping
Phrasal verb
pounce onsomething
Examplesofpouncing
pouncing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Within-species interactions were somewhat more common, consisting of displacements of feeding individuals by lunging orpouncing.
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The playing is breathtaking, repeatedlypouncingon the impossible and shaping it into a compelling experience.
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It looks like a delicious irony, and the enemies of global capitalism arepouncinggleefully upon it.
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In the biological example of the cat playing with a captured mouse, variations in amplitude ofpouncing, for example, test the limits of the prey's reactions.
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He has shown that there will he a gap between the commission of an offence—a breach of the licence—and thepouncingupon it by the director.
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The red fox is another year-round resident, listening for andpouncingon mice moving under six feet of snow.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Immediately beforepouncing, they emit a loud, distinctive shriek.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The school's mascot is a cougar, which appears on its logopouncingin front of a wave.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Grasshoppers and flying termites are caught either bypouncingon them while they are on the ground or are caught in mid-air.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some are opportunistic hunterspouncingupon prey as they find it or even chasing it over short distances.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The flame robin is predominantly insectivorous,pouncingon prey from a perch in a tree, or foraging on the ground.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When prey is sufficiently close, it uses a rapidpouncingmovement to capture the prey in its strong jaws.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Despite this, the partners according to the magazine avoided the cataclysm of the financial crisis,pouncingwhen disaster struck.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Yeti have a hunting technique of lying still in the snow until their prey is near them, thenpouncing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The cat approaches its prey slowly, and attacks bypouncingon its prey as soon as it is within range (about one metre).
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