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How to pronounce pounding in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hammer, hammering, pound
Type of blow
Derivation pound


the pounding of feet on the hallway.
Type Words
Synonyms buffeting
Type of bump, blow
Type Words
Synonyms throb, throbbing
Type of heartbeat, pulsation, pulse, beat
Derivation pound

Examples of pounding

pounding
Cue the dragnet, the frenetic chases and the pounding James Newton Howard score.
From the time.com
Not to mention while cruising alongside icebergs and pounding through ice floes.
From the themercury.com.au
We shouldn't be pounding Bank of America for this new $5 monthly debit card fee.
From the charlotteobserver.com
He answered Liszt's varied calls for pounding octaves and poetic phrasing alike.
From the post-gazette.com
She believes she will now set male hearts racing and female jealousies pounding.
From the theaustralian.com.au
The fighter drops to his knees and begins pounding on the ground with his fists.
From the theatlantic.com
At 5 a.m., Greg Lannes said, he was awakened by paramedics pounding on the door.
From the washingtonpost.com
Your head is pounding, and no Botox in the world will smooth your furrowed brow.
From the ocregister.com
He has size and the kind of big, sturdy frame that can stand up to NBA pounding.
From the charlotteobserver.com
More examples
  • Repeated heavy blows
  • Throb: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head"
  • Hammer: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
  • "Pounding" is the second single from Doves' second studio album The Last Broadcast. The single was released on July 22, 2002 in the UK on CD, DVD and 10" vinyl, reaching #21 on the UK Singles Chart. ...
  • An act in which something or someone is pounded
  • (poundingly) In a pounding way
  • (pounded) Inebriated
  • (Pounded) when a surfer is hit repeatedly by waves
  • Exactly as it sounds, it is using a food-specific meat pounder/tenderizer to flatten meats to an even thickness. This allows the meat to cook evenly.