pounding
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English
Pronunciation
Verb
pounding
- present participle and gerund of pound
Noun
pounding (plural poundings)
- An act in which something or someone is pounded.
- 2008 January 21, Robin Pogrebin, “Undaunted Director at Indian Museum”, in New York Times[1]:
- “I took a few poundings in the past.”
- 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”.
Derived terms
Adjective
pounding (comparative more pounding, superlative most pounding)
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