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pounces - definition and meaning
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verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pounce .
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When the dog whelk finally "pounces " on the limpet, it punctures a hole in the shell and digests it.
Thestar.com - Home Page Amy Laughinghouse 2010
Pensfan71 - The fact that a [profane] tsburgh fan "pounces " at posting
Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2009
Arianna pounces : 70 years? doesn't that include W's unpaid for two wars, Medicaid drug benefits and No-Child-Left-Behind?
HuffPost Radio: Both Sides Now w/ Huffington and Matalin: Who Blinks in Washington... in Wisconsin? Also, DOMA, Watson, and Mardi Gras HuffPost Radio 2011
She's the squeaky clean cousin and ward of Celimene who is desired by Philante but immediately develops a hankering for Frank and pounces on him at the first opportunity.
Michael Giltz: Theater: "School For Lies" A Triumph Michael Giltz 2011
Arianna pounces : 70 years? doesn't that include W's unpaid for two wars, Medicaid drug benefits and No-Child-Left-Behind?
HuffPost Radio: Both Sides Now w/ Huffington and Matalin: Who Blinks in Washington... in Wisconsin? Also, DOMA, Watson, and Mardi Gras HuffPost Radio 2011
Arianna pounces : 70 years? doesn't that include W's unpaid for two wars, Medicaid drug benefits and No-Child-Left-Behind?
HuffPost Radio: Both Sides Now w/ Huffington and Matalin: Who Blinks in Washington... in Wisconsin? Also, DOMA, Watson, and Mardi Gras HuffPost Radio 2011
Labour pounces on phone-hacking revelations as potential election gift
David Cameron's judgment in hiring Andy Coulson condemned in poll 2011
She's the squeaky clean cousin and ward of Celimene who is desired by Philante but immediately develops a hankering for Frank and pounces on him at the first opportunity.
Michael Giltz: Theater: "School For Lies" A Triumph Michael Giltz 2011
Gregory, nobody's fool he, pounces with, "But you didn't say 'never'!"
Maureen Dowd writes a column about Sarah and Hillary that is really about...wait for it...Bill. I know, you're surprised. 2009
The rabbit shrieks, stumbles, and the spider pounces .
stay out of the garden James Claffey 2011
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