Pounce Synonyms

pouns
Move down on as if in an attack
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. swoop
  2. swoop down
  3. attack
  4. claw
  5. spring on
  6. dart
  7. leap
  8. plunge
  9. pound
  10. powder
  11. punch
  12. leap on
  13. spring
  14. stamp
  15. strike
  16. surge
  17. talon

Words Related to Pounce

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Pounce Sentence Examples

  • The cat was staring hard at the mouse, as if ready to pounce.

  • Cats love to pounce on slow-falling bags.

  • They've seen the future and are ready to pounce.

  • Rather than spinning webs, these catlike spiders stalk and pounce on their prey, their leaps reaching distances of up to 16 times their own length.

  • They will get ready to pounce on their fellow cats, other animal house mates such as a long suffering dog, or even a handy human leg if nothing else of interest presents itself.

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