pounding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of pound
noun
  1. An act in which something or someone is pounded.
  2. An old-fashioned event to welcome someone (typically a new pastor) to a new community by bring gifts of storable food (a pound of coffee, flour, sugar, etc.) to help stock the pantry. It is somewhat similar to a “shower”.
adj
  1. Characterized by heavy or loud throbs.

Pronunciation

/ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-pounding.wav

Word forms

pounding poundings more pounding most pounding
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