pounding

(noun) repeated heavy blows. Synonyms: buffeting.

(noun) an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart). Synonyms: throb, throbbing. Example: "He felt a throbbing in his head."

(noun) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows). Synonyms: hammer, pound, hammering. Examples: "The sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard." "The pounding of feet on the hallway."

(verb) hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument. Synonyms: thump, pound, poke. Examples: "The salesman pounded the door knocker." "A bible-thumping southern baptist."

(verb) strike or drive against with a heavy impact. Synonyms: ram, ram down, pound. Examples: "Ram the gate with a sledgehammer." "Pound on the door."

(verb) move heavily or clumsily. Synonyms: lumber, pound. Example: "The heavy man lumbered across the room."

(verb) move rhythmically. Synonyms: beat, pound, thump. Example: "Her heart was beating fast."

(verb) partition off into compartments. Synonyms: pound, pound off. Example: "The locks pound the water of the canal."

(verb) shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits. Synonyms: pound, pound up. Example: "The prisoners are safely pounded."

(verb) place or shut up in a pound. Synonyms: impound, pound. Example: "Pound the cows so they don't stray."

(verb) break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle. Synonyms: pound. Example: "Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone."