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- verbpounced (past tense) · pounced (past participle)
- (of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey:"the wolf pounced on the rat" · "she looked like a vulture waiting to pounce"
- (of a person) spring forward suddenly so as to attack or seize someone or something:"the gang pounced on him and knocked him to the ground"
- notice and take swift and eager advantage of a mistake, remark, or sign of weakness:"reporters who are just as eager to pounce on a gaffe as on a significant news story"
Originlate 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).
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.pounced; pouncing intransitive verb 1 a : to swoop upon and seize something with or as if with talonswww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pounceverb (used without object), pounced, pounc·ing. to swoop down suddenly and grasp, as a bird does in seizing its prey.www.dictionary.com/browse/pounceto attack suddenly, esp. by jumping or flying down to catch or take hold of something or someone: The mountain lion pounced onto the back of an elk.dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/pou…pounced Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. pounce 1 (pouns) intr.v. pounced, pounc·ing, pounc·es 1. To spring or swoop with intent to seize someone or something: a cat that pounced on a mouse; watched the falcon pounce on the baby rabbit.www.thefreedictionary.com/pounced
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