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Pounding

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Definitions for Pounding

noun
repeated heavy blows
Synonyms
buffeting
noun
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
Synonyms
throb throbbing
Examples
  1. he felt a throbbing in his head
noun
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Synonyms
hammer pound hammering
Examples
  1. the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
  2. the pounding of feet on the hallway
verb
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
Synonyms
thump pound poke
Examples
  1. the salesman pounded the door knocker
  2. a bible-thumping Southern Baptist
verb
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
Synonyms
ram ram down pound
Examples
  1. ram the gate with a sledgehammer
  2. pound on the door
verb
move heavily or clumsily
Synonyms
lumber pound
Examples
  1. The heavy man lumbered across the room
verb
move rhythmically
Synonyms
beat pound thump
Examples
  1. Her heart was beating fast
verb
partition off into compartments
Synonyms
pound pound off
Examples
  1. The locks pound the water of the canal
verb
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
Synonyms
pound pound up
Examples
  1. The prisoners are safely pounded
verb
place or shut up in a pound
Synonyms
impound pound
Examples
  1. pound the cows so they don't stray
verb
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
Synonyms
pound
Examples
  1. pound the roots with a heavy flat stone

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