1
[ noun ] an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

Synonyms

throbbing throb

Examples

"he felt a throbbing in his head"

Used in print

(Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)

For a moment he thought_of going_into Crosson 's office to explain that he had to leave , but there was now such a pain in his chest , such a pounding in his head , that he decided to let it go .

Related terms

pulse beat throb

2
[ noun ] repeated heavy blows

Synonyms

buffeting

Related terms

bump

3
[ noun ] the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

Synonyms

pound hammering hammer

Examples

"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard" "the pounding of feet on the hallway"

Related terms

blow thump ram

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Rhymes with

compounding expounding bounding corresponding founding sounding rounding abounding astounding expanding grounding bonding pending surrounding confounding resounding dowding padding spending banding binding impending expending finding winding funding upstanding landing standing prodding plodding notwithstanding grinding understanding commanding blinding demanding nodding outstanding branding misunderstanding wounding ending unwinding unending bending mending tending freestanding longstanding spellbinding pudding budding vending rending sending lending siding riding guiding crowding clouding boarding balding pretending contending unbending blending chiding attending hiding shrouding ding pleading speeding condescending descending defending offending rescinding ascending sliding guarding wilding gliding flooding exploding impeding confiding coinciding hoarding harding spreading marauding scalding abiding coding loading goading disregarding discarding dividing deciding awarding rewarding subsiding regarding recording forwarding according providing skateboarding bedding bidding wedding wading ceding lading seeding leading voiding redding reading feeding raiding fading wording encoding moulding molding brooding golding unloading folding foreboding pervading scaffolding holding shedding shading heading herding overriding shipbuilding backsliding eroding eluding scolding sledding decoding conceding concluding unfolding building breeding braiding withholding bleeding beheading beholding trading intruding including invading welding grading yielding gilding fielding protruding shielding shareholding landholding stockholding exceeding degrading preceding proceeding blockading misleading inbreeding misreading succeeding forbidding railroading rebuilding receding unyielding featherbedding

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

pointing Ponton pontoon

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