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Word: Pounce
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (as a noun denoting a tool for stamping or punching): origin obscure, perhaps from puncheon. The noun sense ‘a bird's claw’ arose in the late 15th century and gave rise to the verb (mid 17th century)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
paʊns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey
Short Definition:swoop suddenly so as to catch prey
Examples:- as he watched, a mink pounced on the vole
- she looked like a vulture waiting to pounce
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