pounding

English Thesaurus

1. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	blow,
definition	:	a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon (noun.act)

2. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	beat, heartbeat, pulsation, pulse,
definition	:	the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event)

3. repeated heavy blows (noun.event)

hypernym	:	blow, bump,
definition	:	an impact (as from a collision) (noun.event)

4. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) (noun.act)

derivation	:	pound,
definition	:	break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle (verb.change)

derivation	:	poke, pound, thump,
definition	:	hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument (verb.contact)

derivation	:	hammer,
definition	:	beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact)

derivation	:	pound, ram, ram down,
definition	:	strike or drive against with a heavy impact (verb.contact)

5. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) (noun.event)

derivation	:	pulsate, pulse, throb,
definition	:	expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically (verb.motion)

derivation	:	beat, pound, thump,
definition	:	move rhythmically (verb.motion)

derivation	:	throb,
definition	:	pulsate or pound with abnormal force (verb.perception)

6. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) (noun.act)

derivation	:	pound,
definition	:	break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle (verb.change)

derivation	:	poke, pound, thump,
definition	:	hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument (verb.contact)

derivation	:	hammer,
definition	:	beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact)

derivation	:	pound, ram, ram down,
definition	:	strike or drive against with a heavy impact (verb.contact)

7. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) (noun.event)

derivation	:	pulsate, pulse, throb,
definition	:	expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically (verb.motion)

derivation	:	beat, pound, thump,
definition	:	move rhythmically (verb.motion)

derivation	:	throb,
definition	:	pulsate or pound with abnormal force (verb.perception)