Pounding — synonyms, definition

1. pounding (a)

beating buffeting dashing plangent reverberating roaring thundering

2. pounding (Noun)

drumming hammer hammering patter pitter-patter pound pulsation pulse throb throbbing vibration

pounding (Noun) — Repeated heavy blows.

pounding (Noun) — An instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart). ex. "he felt a pounding in his head"

pounding (Noun) — The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows). ex. "the pounding of feet on the hallway"

beat blow bump heartbeat pulsation pulse

3. pounding (Verb)

impounding lumbering poking pounding off pounding up ramming ramming down thumping

pounding (Verb) — Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument. ex. "the salesman pounded the door knocker"

pounding (Verb) — Strike or drive against with a heavy impact. ex. "pound on the door"

pounding (Verb) — Move heavily or clumsily. ex. "The heavy man pounded across the room"

pounding (Verb) — Move rhythmically. ex. "Her heart was pounding fast"

pounding (Verb) — Partition off into compartments. ex. "The locks pound the water of the canal"

pounding (Verb) — Shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits. ex. "The prisoners are safely pounded"

pounding (Verb) — Place or shut up in a pound. ex. "pound the cows so they don't stray"

pounding (Verb) — Break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle. ex. "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

breaking up confining fragmenting fragmentising fragmentizing hitting holding moving partitioning partitioning off restraining thrusting walking flapping fluttering palpitating pulsating pulsing thrashing throbbing