pounced

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/paʊnst/ English

Definitions

To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.“She pounced on the young man, because she loved him and wanted him for herself.”
To attack suddenly by leaping.“I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere.”
To eagerly seize an opportunity.“I pounced on the chance to get promoted.”
To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.