pounce in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
pounce in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
pounce in Sindhi سنڌي
pounce in Tamil தமிழ்
pounce in Telugu తెలుగు
pounce in English
- pounce⇄noun pouncer.
- pounce⇄noun 1. a fine powder formerly used to prevent ink from spreading in writing, or to prepare parchment for writing.
2. a fine powder used for transferring a design through a stencil. - pounce⇄noun 1. a sudden swoop or pouncing.
2. the claw or talon of a bird of prey. - pounce⇄pounce (1), verb, pounced,pouncing,noun.
- pounce⇄pounce (2), noun, verb, pounced,pouncing.
- pounce⇄v.i. 1. to jump suddenly and seize something.
Ex. The cat pounced upon the mouse. (Figurative.) His mother would pounce ... on his remarks as a barn-owl pounces upon a mouse (Samuel Butler).
2. to dash suddenly; come suddenly.
Ex. to p - pounce⇄v.t. to swoop down upon and seize suddenly.
Ex. As if an eagle ... Stoop'd from his highest pitch to pounce a wren (William Cowper). - pounce⇄v.t. 1. to sprinkle, smooth, or prepare with pounce.
2. to trace (a design) with pounce rubbed through perforations.