What is another word for pounding?

Pronunciation: [pˈa͡ʊndɪŋ] (IPA)

Pounding is a term that is used to describe the striking or beating of something repeatedly. However, there are several other words that convey a similar meaning, such as hammering, thumping, and bashing. A pounding could also be described as a drumming or pulsing sensation, which can be expressed as a throbbing, pulsating, or rapping. Additionally, the word thrashing or lashing is often used to describe the violent beating of waves against a surface. Whether it's the sound of a heavy object hitting a floor or the pounding of one's own heart due to excitement or exertion, there are many synonyms that can be used to describe this powerful and intense sensation.

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Usage examples for Pounding

He was holding his head turned to one side now, so that the reins dangled away from his pounding feet; once he stumbled to his knees, but he was up in a flash, and running faster than ever.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower
She turned full toward him, and her yellow-brown eyes challenged him, begged him for sympathy and understanding, held him at bay-but most of all they set his blood pounding sullenly in his veins.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower
Before he could answer they heard a sound which each knew; the pounding hoofs of a horse ridden at full speed.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey

Famous quotes with Pounding

  • Let me tell you, it is still morning in America. It just happens to be kind of a head pounding, hung over for four hours in America - and it's shaping up to be a nasty day, but its still morning in America.
    Glenn Beck
  • In fact I have nightmares about having children. I want to carry a baby and feel the life within me and in my dream, I do. But every time after it's born, there's this incredible fear, this pounding pulse of fear. It's a real bad nightmare.
    Sharon Gless
  • I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.
    Erica Jong
  • I've learned that in order to achieve what I wanted, it made more sense to negotiate than to defend the autonomy of my work by pounding my fist on the table.
    Thom Mayne
  • Any time a running back reaches the age of 31 or 32, he has to lose a step. No one is a freak of nature. No one is going to be able to take the pounding a running back has to take over a 10- or 12-year career and not lose a step.
    Al Michaels

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