pounding Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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