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Pounce

noun/pˈaʊns/
Definition
the act of pouncing
move down on as if in an attack
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈaʊns/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈaʊns/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈaʊns/
1 syllable Say it as /pˈaʊns/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of pouncing
verbmove down on as if in an attack
“The raptor swooped down on its prey”
Word Forms
pounceverbmove down on as if in an attack
pouncenounthe act of pouncing
swoopnouna swift descent through the air
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Sprung
der Akt des Anspringens
🇫🇷French
bondir
le fait de bondir
🇪🇸Spanish
saltar
el acto de abalanzarse
🇮🇹Italian
balzare
l'atto di sfondare
🇳🇱Dutch
bespringen
de handeling van het bespringen
🇵🇹Portuguese
atacar
o ato de atacar
🇷🇺Russian
внезапно атаковать
акт нападения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
झपटे
झपटने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
ধাক্কা
ধাক্কা খেলা
🇮🇳Tamil
துள்ளல்
துள்ளிக்குதிக்கும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఎగిరి గంతేస్తుంది
దూకడం యొక్క చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
झटका
धक्का मारण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
ધક્કો મારવો
ધક્કો મારવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪುಟಿಯಿರಿ
ಪುಟಿಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുതിച്ചുകയറുക
കുതിച്ചുകയറുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਝਟਕਾ
ਧੱਕਾ ਮਾਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
جھپٹنا
مارنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
猛扑
猛扑的动作
🇯🇵Japanese
飛びかかる
飛びつく行為
🇰🇷Korean
급습
덤벼드는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vồ lấy
hành động vồ
🇹🇭Thai
กระโจน
การกระโจน
🇮🇩Indonesian
menerkam
tindakan menerkam
🇵🇭Filipino
sumuntok
ang kilos ng pagputok
🇲🇾Malay
menerkam
perbuatan menerkam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
انقضاض
فعل الانقضاض
🇮🇷Persian
پرتاب کردن
عمل کوبیدن
🇹🇷Turkish
pençe
saldırma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְזַנֵק
פעולת ההסתערות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'pounce'?
The primary meaning of 'pounce' is 'the act of pouncing'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pounce' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'pounce' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'pounce' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'pounce' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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