Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pouncing

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: pounc-ing
IPA: /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pounce

noun

The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Decorative perforation of cloth.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sudden leap, as of an animal when it pounces.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

pouncings (plural)

Rhymes With

announcing bouncing denouncing pronouncing renouncing trouncing mispronouncing

Questions

How do you pronounce pouncing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/.
What does pouncing mean?: present participle and gerund of pounce

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