Pounced
[paʊnst]
Definition
(a.) Furnished with claws or talons; as, the pounced young of the eagle.
(a.) Ornamented with perforations or dots.
Checker: Wilmer
Examples
- When his first pen was worn out, THAT went over his shoulder too, and he pounced on a second from the supply scattered about the table. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Rome then pounced upon Carthage, and declared she had broken the treaty! H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He had the dull man's unexpected flashes of astuteness, and Lily could not help joining in the laugh with which he had pounced on the truth. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Instantly, she pounced upon it. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Checker: Wilmer