pouncing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aʊnsɪŋ

Verb

pouncing

1. present participle and gerund of pounce

Noun

pouncing (countable and uncountable, plural pouncings)

1. The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.
2. Decorative perforation of cloth.
3. A sudden leap, as of an animal when it pounces.
   • 1931, Mary Hunter Austin, Starry Adventure, page 274:

     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 […]

Anagrams

• uncoping