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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pound \Pound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pounding.] [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf. Pun a
     play on words.]
     1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break
        into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy
        instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pounding \Pound"ing\, n.
     1. The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A pounded or pulverized substance. [R.] ``Covered with the
        poundings of these rocks.'' --J. S. Blackie.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pound \Pound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pounding.] [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf. Pun a
     play on words.]
     1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
  
              With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break
        into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy
        instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pounding \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pounding
       n 1: repeated heavy blows [syn: buffeting]
       2: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he
          felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: throb, throbbing]
       3: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the
          sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the
          pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: hammer, pound,
          hammering]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pounding
     a.
     Characterized by heavy or loud throbs.
     n.
     An act in which something or someone is pounded.
     vb.
     (present participle of en pound nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pounding
     a.
     Characterized by heavy or loud throbs.
     n.
     An act in which something or someone is pounded.
     vb.
     (present participle of en pound nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pounding
     a.
     Characterized by heavy or loud throbs.
     n.
     An act in which something or someone is pounded.
     vb.
     (present participle of en pound nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pounding
     a.
     Characterized by heavy or loud throbs.
     n.
     An act in which something or someone is pounded.
     vb.
     (present participle of en pound nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pounding
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p ound ing)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pounding /pˈaʊndɪŋ/
  القصف

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pounding /pˈaʊndɪŋ/
  bušící

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pounding /pˈaʊndɪŋ/ 
  bušení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pounding /pˈaʊndɪŋ/ 
  tlučení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pounding /pˈaʊndɪŋ/ 
  tlukot