pounding meaning and definition

POUNDING noun

Definition of pounding (noun)

1. repeated heavy blows
   • synonyms: buffeting
2. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
   • "he felt a throbbing in his head"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: hammer, hammering, pound