Definition of pounding Pounding

/pawหˆndษชล‹/ - [pawnding] -

We found 10 definitions of pounding from 4 different sources.

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What does pounding mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: poundings

pounding - repeated heavy blows
  buffeting
pounding - the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
  hammer, pound, hammering
  blow forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
pounding - an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head"
  throb, throbbing
  heartbeat, pulsation, pulse, beat an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • pounding (Noun)
    An act in which something or someone is pounded.
  • pounding (Verb)
    Present participle of pound.
  • pounding (Adjective)
    Causing heavy or loud throbs.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐Ÿ“˜

  • pounding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Pound
  • pounding (n.)
    The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating.
  • pounding (n.)
    A pounded or pulverized substance.

Part of speech

๐Ÿ”ค
  • pounding, verb, gerund of pound (infinitive).
  • pounding, noun, singular of poundings.

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