Pounce

"Pounce" in German

Löschsand

(powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry)

Schreibsand

(powder thrown onto the paper to make the ink dry)

(plötzlich) zuschlagen

(To attack suddenly)

angreifen

(To attack suddenly)

anspringen

(To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something)

ausnutzen

(To eagerly seize an opportunity)

durchlöchern

(To stamp holes in)

perforieren

(To stamp holes in)

überfallen

(To attack suddenly)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.