pounces
Leaps and seizes
Pounces is the plural of pounce and the third-person singular verb form.
To pounce is to spring suddenly, as a cat on prey: The kitten pounces on anything that moves.
Figuratively, to pounce is to seize an opportunity or attack a weakness: Critics pounced on the contradiction in her statement.
Sudden springing movement
- lungeSudden forward movement
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- burstBreak apart suddenly
flash · dash · jump · vault · bound · hurtle · launch · thrust
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
- preyAnimal being hunted
- huntPursuit of quarry
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
stealth · predator · lurk · capture · prowl · chase · quarry · snare
leap
Sudden springing movement
burst · flash · dash · jump · vault · bound · hurtle · launch · thrust · catapult
stalking
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
claws · stealth · predator · lurk · capture · prowl · chase · quarry · snare · trap
cat
Small furry housepet
leopard · jaguar · cheetah · lynx · cougar · panther · wildcat · tabby · claws · whiskers
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
frisk · antics · wrestle · bat · swat · tackle · scamper · tussle · roughhouse · kitten