pounding
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pounding
- /ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aʊndɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of pound
noun poundings
- An act in which something or someone is pounded. “I took a few poundings in the past.”
- An old-fashioned event to welcome someone (typically a new pastor) to a new community by bring gifts of storable food (a pound of coffee, flour, sugar, etc.) to help stock the pantry. It is somewhat similar to a “shower”.
adjective more pounding · most pounding
- Characterized by heavy or loud throbs. pounding rain
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hammering, buffeting, hammer, throbbing, throb, knocking, hitting, beating, flapping, blow, shock, raging, shelling, bombarding, racing, flying
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