pounding
/ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/noun2 syllables
Pounding means: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows).
Synonyms for pounding6
What does pounding mean?3
noun
1
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)“the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard”
2
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)“he felt a throbbing in his head”
3
repeated heavy blows
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with pounding?9
three syllables
Show 40 near rhymes
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Pounding in a sentence
- With her heart pounding, she opened the door.spockofvulcan
- As soon as he sees her, his heart starts pounding.tieguy
- Tobias was pounding on the door, screaming for help.Amastan
- She nodded, her heart pounding wildly in her chest.OjisanSeiuchi
- His heart was pounding as he told me that.unknown
- My heart was pounding as my turn got nearer.unknown
- My heart is pounding so hard it feels like it's going to explode.CK
- We could barely hear each other over the pounding music at the party.Nuel
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Forms of pounding
as a noun
- plural
- poundings