About The Word Pounding
Learn about the word Pounding to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Pounding definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Pounding
| Pounding Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Pounding?
[n] the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
[n] an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" [n] repeated heavy blows Synonyms | Synonyms for Pounding: buffeting | hammer | hammering | pound | throb | throbbing Related Terms | Find terms related to Pounding: abrasion | atomization | attrition | barrage | beat | beating | brecciation | clicking | comminution | crumbling | crushing | detrition | disintegration | drum | drum music | drumbeat | drumfire | drumming | flutter | fluttering | fragmentation | granulation | granulization | grating | grinding | levigation | mashing | palpitant | palpitation | paradiddle | patter | pitapat | pitter-patter | pound | powdering | pulsation | rataplan | rat-a-tat | rat-tat | rat-tat-tat | rattattoo | roll | rub-a-dub | ruff | ruffle | shredding | smashing | spatter | spattering | splutter | spluttering | sputter | sputtering | staccato | tat-tat | tattoo | throb | throbbing | thrum | thrumming | thumping | ticking | tom-tom | trituration See Also | beat | blow | blow | bump | heartbeat | pulsation | pulse Pounding In Webster's Dictionary \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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Flexible ‐ bends and snaps back readily without breaking [adj] able to flex;…
- Teetotum ‐ a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which…
- Ganapati ‐ god of wisdom or prophesy; remover of…
- Snakeweed ‐ low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having…
- Apocrypha ‐ 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate but omitted…
- Air bladder ‐ an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that…
- Winter savoury ‐ resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and…
- Head lettuce ‐ distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop…
- Relapse ‐ a failure to maintain a higher state [v] go back to bad behavior;…
- Foible ‐ the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip…