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US
/ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
]
[ UK /pˈaʊndɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /pˈaʊndɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- repeated heavy blows
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the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
the pounding of feet on the hallway
the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard -
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
he felt a throbbing in his head
How To Use pounding In A Sentence
- It felt like chewing string dipped in weed killer, but within a couple of minutes the trembling in his limbs gave way to a kind of enervated thrumming and the pounding in his head subsided to a manageable level. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
- But a couple of months ago, in a Times Square studio, congas were pounding out Afro-Cuban rhythms, dancers in high heels were twirling to fast-paced mambos, and just about everyone in sight was a shade of brown.
- In so doing, Congress is compounding the burden and is proposing to go far beyond any rational tax policy in what can only be described as a confiscatory manner. Alan Patricof: Unintended Consequences of the Enterprise Value Tax
- Who is that pounding the piano?
- I sat at our old compounding table, surrounded by a welter of Skill-scrolls. THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN
- At times, however, music of great austerity and purity is shattered by painful, pounding discords.
- The song begins with pounding drums, around which metallic noises clatter. Times, Sunday Times
- In addition to expediting the compounding process and enhancing patient safety, RIVA has notably improved work and safety conditions for hospital staff, reducing their exposure to a multitude of drug compounds - namely cytotoxic drugs. THE MEDICAL NEWS
- Despite his considerable experiences of tight places Déprez’s heart was pounding, but when he stared across the table, her expression reassured him. The Blackstone Key
- But certainly the area south of the city today, we're told, taking a very heavy pounding indeed.