A regular sound of something hitting something else or of a loud… Electricity and water shares took a pounding, with losses extending into double figures. To instill by persistent, emphatic repetition Pounded knowledge into the students' heads. Hammering, thrashing, battering, bashing, licking, pummeling, thump, blow Sliding, gliding, coasting, whisking, floating, waltzing, hanging, drifting
Definition of pounding noun from the oxford advanced learner's dictionary A very loud repeated noise, such as the sound of something hitting something else hard The sound or the feeling of your heart beating strongly We were awoken by a pounding at the door There was a pounding in his head. Factsheet what does the noun pounding mean
See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Pounding (comparative more pounding, superlative most pounding) characterized by heavy or loud throbs I have a pounding headache. To strike repeatedly with force, as with an instrument, the fist, etc. [~ + object] the boxer pounded his opponent to the canvas [no object] the waves were pounding on the shore.
The act of hitting someone or something with force again and again usually singular often used figuratively The act of beating loudly and quickly In literature and poetry, pounding can be used metaphorically to express themes of struggle, overcoming obstacles, or the passionate drive of the human spirit.
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