Antonyms for pounding

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pound

Phonetic Transcription : paʊnd

Definition of pounding

Origin : measure of weight, Old English pund "pound" (in weight or money), also "pint," from West Germanic *punda- "pound" as a measure of weight (cf. Gothic pund, Old High German phunt, German Pfund, Middle Dutch pont, Old Frisian and Old Norse pund), early borrowing from Latin pondo "pound," originally in libra pondo "a pound by weight," from pondo (adv.) "by weight," ablative of *pondus "weight" (see span (v.)). Meaning "unit of money" was in Old English, originally "pound of silver."
At first "12 ounces;" meaning "16 ounces" was established before late 14c. Pound cake (1747) so called because it has a pound, more or less, of each ingredient. Pound of flesh is from "Merchant of Venice" IV.i. The abbreviations lb., £ are from libra, and reflect the medieval custom of keeping accounts in Latin.

verb crush; beat rhythmically
verb impress; make someone listen

Example sentences :

My heart was pounding until in my own ears it sounded like an anvil chorus.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Adams paced furiously there, pounding his fist into his left palm as he strode.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

He was shouting now, pounding the chair arm with complete loss of dignity.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

Speakers I had not heard before were now shouting and pounding the bar with their fists.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

And Ben said, 'No, thanky, not much fun in pounding a feather-bed.'
Extract from : « St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. » by Various

His heart was pounding until he believed that he must suffocate.
Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge

Now that they were undisturbed, all of them were pounding away.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Here these two men were, pounding on their bolts to pay court to her.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

And all at once he exploded in a fit of anger, pounding the table with his fist.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

In pounding, put to it a little of the baked gravy, if the meat is to be eaten soon; otherwise only a little butter just melted.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Synonyms for pounding

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