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pounding en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/

Meanings

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

Forms

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most pounding Degree=Sup lexicographic
more pounding Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

poundingly

pounding en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/

Meanings

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

Forms

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poundings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

ass pounding · pounding block · pussy pounding · heart-pounding · pulse-pounding

Translations (1)

eo frapado (act in which something is pounded)

pounding en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of pound
    form of pound