pounding

/ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/

noun 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

fierce, hard, still

VERB + POUNDING

feel, game, head, started, stop

POUNDING + NOUN

door, headache, hungover, i'm, pavement, table, wall

PREP.

on, out, with

ADV.

completely

Definitions

noun

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”.

adj

Characterized by heavy or loud throbs.

pounding rain

I have a pounding headache.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

noun — an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

throb
throbbing

noun — repeated heavy blows

buffeting

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

“I took a few poundings in the past.”

Wiktionary

pounding rain

Wiktionary

I have a pounding headache.

Wiktionary

With her heart pounding, she opened the door.

Tatoeba · #18946

His heart was pounding as he told me that.

Tatoeba · #43266

When I was a child I would get so excited the night before a school excursion that my heart would be pounding and I couldn't sleep.

Tatoeba · #245873

Usage Notes

Your note

not saved

0 chars