pounding
noun
[ ˈpaʊndɪŋ ]
• repeated and heavy striking or hitting of someone or something.
• "the pounding of the surf on a sandy beach"
pound
verb
• strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.
• "Patrick pounded the couch with his fists"
Similar:
beat,
strike,
hit,
batter,
thump,
pummel,
punch,
rain blows on,
belabour,
hammer,
thrash,
set on,
tear into,
weigh into,
bang,
crack,
drub,
welt,
thwack,
bash,
clobber,
wallop,
give someone a (good) hiding,
whack,
biff,
bop,
lay into,
pitch into,
lace into,
let someone have it,
sock,
lam,
whomp,
stick one on,
slosh,
boff,
bust,
slug,
light into,
whale,
dong,
quilt,
smite,
swinge,
beat against,
crash against,
dash against,
crack into/against,
lash,
buffet,
bombard,
bomb,
shell,
blitz,
strafe,
torpedo,
pepper,
fire on,
attack,
cannonade,
• crush or grind (something) into a powder or paste.
• "pound the cloves with salt and pepper until smooth"
Similar:
crush,
grind,
pulverize,
beat,
mill,
pestle,
mash,
pulp,
bruise,
powder,
granulate,
triturate,
comminute,
bray,
levigate,
kibble,
Origin:
Old English pūnian ; related to Dutch puin, Low German pün ‘(building) rubbish’.
pound
verb
• shut (an animal) in a pound.
Origin:
late Middle English (earlier in compounds): of uncertain origin. Early use referred to an enclosure for the detention of stray or trespassing cattle.
take a pounding
• be repeatedly hit or attacked.
• "the town took a hell of a pounding from the Luftwaffe"
