pounding
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
:
golpeteo
- The engine deck was hot, the thunderous pounding of the twin reciprocating cylinders working their steady rhythm.
- heart pounding
- take a pounding
- a loud pounding
Like no chest pounding just go like humbling.
- Like no chest pounding just go like humbling.
- We win awards hush hush nothing, no, no chest pounding.
Examples
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The drummer kept a consistent pounding rhythm that energized the crowd.
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Somewhere in the distance, we heard the pounding of native drums.
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On the morning of the stroke, I woke up to a pounding pain behind my left eye.
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Shortly behind came another set of four feet pounding, but these in a peculiar rhythm.
Fiction book (1990) -
Again, there was only the pounding of the engine and the hiss of the sea.
Fiction book (1991) -
I awoke suddenly to the pounding of my father's feet coming down the hall.
Academic text (1993) -
After a few minutes, the pounding of his heart subsided to a somewhat more normal rhythm.
Fiction book (1991) -
Johanna felt her heart pounding, and not simply from the exertion of the jenkka.
Fiction book (1992) -
She gets herself so worked up and she shakes and her heart's just a-pounding.
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"My God," she pleaded, her jaw clenched and her heart pounding, "don't let my willpower fail me."
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
276
4.2
Hitting a person many times as punishment or violence
16
2.9
A heavy, dull sound made when two objects hit each other
16
4.1
A strong repeated beat you can hear or feel
12
2.8
A series of hard hits against something, often loud and strong
8
2.2
A sharp repeated sound from a door or machine when parts hit each other
8
5.5
A loud continuous noise that repeats and sounds forceful
6
6.7
A severe beating given to someone as punishment
5
4.6
A strong, steady pain or beat you feel in the body
4
1.6
A repeated sound made by hitting a drum
1
7.0
Strong repeated hitting that makes things move, often by wind or waves
1
5.7
A person or thing that makes loud, heavy repeated sounds like a drum
Playing a drum loudly to attract attention or show support
A pulsing, throbbing feeling in the body like a heartbeat
A very heavy defeat or a hard physical beating
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Morphology
Etymology
Pounding comes from the verb pound, which means 'to hit hard'. Think of a heavy hammer or a loud drum hitting again and again, and you will see why pounding means repeated heavy hits or a strong thumping feeling in your chest.