pouncing

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/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/

noun

The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pounce
nounpouncing (countable and uncountable, plural pouncings)

plural pouncings

  1. countableuncountableThe art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.
  2. countableuncountableDecorative perforation of cloth.
  3. countableuncountableA 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 […]

    1931, Mary Hunter Austin, Starry Adventure, page 274

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
spolvero

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pouncing

bouncing
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Anagrams

uncoping
Cite this entry
APA

pouncing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pouncing

MLA

“pouncing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pouncing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pouncing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pouncing.

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