pounding
noun/ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
/ˈpaʊndɪŋ/
[usually singular]- a very loud repeated noise, such as the sound of something hitting something else hard; the sound or the feeling of your heart beating strongly
- We were awoken by a pounding at the door.
- There was a pounding in his head.
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- an occasion when something is hit hard or attacked and severely damaged synonym battering
- The boat took a pounding in the gale.
- (figurative) The team took a pounding (= were badly defeated).
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