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pouncings

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋz/

pouncings is the plural of pouncing.

Meaning of pouncing

Noun

pouncing (countable and uncountable, plural pouncings)

  1. The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.
  2. Decorative perforation of cloth.
  3. A sudden leap, as of an animal when it pounces.
    • Her driver was new to the country; he mightn't be prepared for the leaping of the yellow water down dry arroyos, swift as the pouncings of a cat, or the snake-like slidings of tons of loosened rock and clay from the steep potreros […]1931, Mary Hunter Austin, Starry Adventure, page 274

Questions about pouncings

What is pouncings the plural of?
Pouncings is the plural of pouncing.
How do you pronounce pouncings?
Pouncings is pronounced /ˈpaʊnsɪŋz/.

Words near pouncings in the dictionary

  1. pouncewort
  2. Pouncey
  3. Pounceys
  4. pouncing
  5. pouncingly
  6. pouncings
  7. pouncy
  8. Pouncys
  9. pound
  10. pound a beat
  11. pound cake

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