Synonyms for pounding
pound·ing

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1. pounding, buffetingnoun

   repeated heavy blows

   Synonyms:
   throb, pound, throbbing, hammer, buffeting, hammering

2. throb, throbbing, poundingnoun

   an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

   "he felt a throbbing in his head"

   Synonyms:
   buffeting, hammering, pound, throbbing, hammer, throb

3. hammer, pound, hammering, poundingnoun

   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:
   quid, lbf., dog pound, buffeting, throbbing, power hammer, malleus, throb, pound, mallet, hammering, pound sign, pound sterling, punt, cock, lb, hammer

Matched Categories

1. • Blow
   • Pulse

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1. Tetsuya Nishimoto:

   The Americans were pounding tables. All we could do was apologize.

2. Kevin Robello:

   I don't have words to express, just my pain, my tears, my heart pounding harder and my body trembling.

3. Barry Cohen:

   They were doing a new roof. And I think, all day long, the building was pounding and pounding and pounding. They've been doing it for over a month.

4. Scott C. Holstad:

   Bronchial fix, lung lining expanding again, pounding holes, stabbing me in the back, bacterial traitor, wheezing breath from me, giving me the wonderful opportunity to take panting lessons from Rover.

5. Bud Liebler:

   People saw him in the trenches, when we needed the loan guarantees and he was pounding the halls of Congress, the dealers were with him ... he worked his head off day and night, and everyone who was involved in any way with Chrysler knew it.