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Pronunciation

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Verb

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pounding

  1. present participle and gerund of pound

Noun

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pounding (plural poundings)

  1. An act in which something or someone is pounded.
    • 2008 January 21, Robin Pogrebin, “Undaunted Director at Indian Museum”, in New York Times[1]:
      “I took a few poundings in the past.”
  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”.

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Adjective

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pounding (comparative more pounding, superlative most pounding)

  1. Characterized by heavy or loud throbs.
    pounding rain
    I have a pounding headache.