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pounding |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pound \Pound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pounded}; p. pr & vb n. {Pounding}.] [OE. pounen AS punian to bruise. Cf {Pun} a play on words.] 1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks. --Dryden. 2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as to pound spice or salt. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pounding \Pound"ing\, n. 1. The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up a beating. 2. A pounded or pulverized substance. [R.] ``Covered with the poundings of these rocks.'' --J. S. Blackie. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pounding n 1: repeated heavy blows [syn: {buffeting}] 2: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: {throb}, {throbbing}] 3: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: {hammer}, {pound}, {hammering}]
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