adj
Meaning 1
Characterized by heavy or loud throbs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- pounding rain
- I have a pounding headache.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pounding
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/
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rhymes with -aʊndɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: P AW1 N D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An act in which something or someone is pounded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
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”.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of pound
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
- the pounding of feet on the hallway
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hammer, pound, hammering
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blow
noun
Meaning 6
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he felt a throbbing in his head
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: throb, throbbing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat
noun
Meaning 7
repeated heavy blows
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: buffeting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blow, bump
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: frapado — act in which something is pounded