Definition of Pounding. Meaning of Pounding. Synonyms of Pounding
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Definition of Pounding
Pounding Pound Pound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pounding.] [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf. Pun a
play on words.]
1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks.
--Dryden.
2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break
into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy
instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.
Pounding Pounding Pound"ing, n.
1. The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating.
2. A pounded or pulverized substance. [R.] ``Covered with the
poundings of these rocks.' --J. S. Blackie.
