pounce

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Verb

Plain form (yanzu) pounce

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) pounces

Past tense (ya wuce) pounced

Past participle (ya wuce) pounced

Present participle (ana cikin yi) pouncing

The cat pounced on the mouse. <> Kyanwa ta fauce kaza.

1. To suddenly jump onto something and grab it. <> dirarwa nan da nan. fauce / fyauce.
   1. The lion hid in the grass until the zebra came close. Then the lion pounced on it and killed it.
   2. The lion pounced on the gazelle <> Zakin ya dirarwa barewa.
   3. Mu kalli yadda matasa dauke da makamai suka dirarwa kauyen agbohol a jihar bunuwai ashekarar 2004.
   4. The cat pounced on the mouse. <> Kyanwa ta fauce kaza.