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pounding /ˈpaʊndɪŋ /noun [mass noun]1Repeated and heavy striking or hitting of someone or something: the pounding of the surf on a sandy beach...- As the storm passed through our area, these heavy winds took a pounding on the Atlantic coast.
- But certainly the area south of the city today, we're told, taking a very heavy pounding indeed.
- She remembered waking up with heavy pounding on the door.
1.1Rhythmical beating or throbbing: all she could hear was the pounding of her heart...- The pounding in his head kept in time with the worry over his son, preventing him from drifting off again.
- He listened for breathing, but he could hear nothing over the pounding of his heart.
- I could hear nothing but the pounding of my protesting heart.
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