pouncing

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/
noun 3

Definitions

noun

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 […]

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