Meaning of "pounding" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF POUNDING

pounding  [ˈpaʊndɪŋ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POUNDING

Pounding is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POUNDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pounding

"Pounding" is the second single from Doves' second studio album The Last Broadcast. The single was released on 22 July 2002 in the UK on CD, DVD and 10" vinyl, reaching #21 on the UK Singles Chart. A single was also released for the song in Australia, and an EP was released in Japan on 17 July 2002 to coincide with Doves' 2002 Japan tour dates. The music video was directed by Julian House and Julian Gibbs at Intro, the same team that directed the band's previous video "There Goes the Fear." The B-side "Willow's Song" is found on the Japanese EP as the full-length version. Here it includes the 'false start' and runs 4:20. The version of the song found on the next single "Caught by the River" is an 'edit' which cuts out the intro and runs 3:58. The track was used in Mike Taylor's part in Skate More, a skateboarding video released by DVS Shoes in 2005. The track was used in the 2010 Winter Olympics With Glowing Hearts advertisement campaign in Vancouver. An instrumental version is also played regularly in the Manchester City stadium before football matches.

Definition of pounding in the English dictionary

The definition of pounding in the dictionary is the act of striking sth heavily and often. Other definition of pounding is heavy throbbing.

SYNONYMS OF «POUNDING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pounding» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of pounding

bang · batter · beat · belabour · bray · bruise · clobber · clomp · comminute · crush · hammer · march · palpitate · pelt · pitapat · powder · pulsate · pulse · pulverize · pummel · stomp · strike · thrash · throb · thump · thunder · tramp · triturate

TRANSLATION OF POUNDING

Find out the translation of pounding to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pounding from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pounding» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 冲击
• Translator English - Spanish: golpeando
• English: pounding
• Translator English - Hindi: तेज़
• Translator English - Arabic: قصف
• Translator English - Russian: стучать
• Translator English - Portuguese: batendo
• Translator English - Bengali: নিষ্পেষণ
• Translator English - French: martèlement
• Translator English - Malay: Berdebar-debar
• Translator English - German: Schlagen
• Translator English - Japanese: ドキドキ
• Translator English - Korean: 두근 두근
• Translator English - Javanese: Ketukan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đập
• Translator English - Tamil: படுவேகமாக
• Translator English - Marathi: पाउंडिंग
• Translator English - Turkish: vurma
• Translator English - Italian: calpestio
• Translator English - Polish: walenie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: стукати
• Translator English - Romanian: pounding
• Translator English - Greek: σφυροκοπώντας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dreun
• Translator English - Swedish: bultande
• Translator English - Norwegian: pounding

10 QUOTES WITH «POUNDING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pounding.

1

Glenn Beck

Let me tell you, it is still morning in America. It just happens to be kind of a head pounding, hung over for four hours in America - and it's shaping up to be a nasty day, but its still morning in America.

2

Anthony Bourdain

If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it's the restaurant business.

3

Lindsay Davenport

I did not grow up with people, you know, pounding in my head, 'This is what you've got to do, this is what you're going to do.'

4

Brad Delson

I just did an interview where I was asked whether I drink beer or whisky, and I was sad to reveal that I'm pounding spring water.

5

Sharon Gless

In fact I have nightmares about having children. I want to carry a baby and feel the life within me and in my dream, I do. But every time after it's born, there's this incredible fear, this pounding pulse of fear. It's a real bad nightmare.

6

Stephanie Herseth

I think that there was a lot of undisclosed money that came into South Dakota, driving a message to paint me as a Washington partisan, which I don't believe that I am, but it was a message that resonated, after pounding it away for a number of weeks.

7

Erica Jong

I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.

8

Mike May

I love the sounds and the power of pounding water, whether it is the waves or a waterfall.

9

Al Michaels

Any time a running back reaches the age of 31 or 32, he has to lose a step. No one is a freak of nature. No one is going to be able to take the pounding a running back has to take over a 10- or 12-year career and not lose a step.

10

Jeremy Piven

All I've done is work... I arrived in Los Angeles in my early 20s and I've been pounding the pavement ever since.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POUNDING»

Discover the use of pounding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pounding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Art and Craft of Pounding Flowers

The writer and botanical illustrator presents fifty projects for creating botanical designs on tablecloths, napkins, pillows, lampshades, place mats, scarves, and greeting cards. Original.

Laura C. Martin, 2003

Pounding: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases

Familiar Quotations PoundingOne of life's mysteries is how a two-pound box of candy can make a person gain five pounds.ndash;AnonymousThe Duc de Chartres used to say that no man could less value character than himself, and yet he would ...

‎2008

Pounding Hooves

A young girl knows she can trust God to help her overcome the disappointment if she can't earn the money to buy a spirited Arabian mare.

Dorothy G. Johnston, Pers Crowell, 1976

Flower Pounding: Quilt Projects for All Ages

Quilt Projects for All Ages Ann Frischkorn, Amy Sandrin. Place a small towel under tjour ' pounding board to further protect uour work surface and muffle the sound. r. EA5RIC SELECT! A''~TM^ARATION If uou iron the muslin right before ...

Ann Frischkorn, Amy Sandrin, 2001

Pounding the Pavement: A Novel

This hilarious first novel from a confident new voice in women’s fiction offers a pitch-perfect take on the dignity-whittling survival game of job hunting—starring a lovably neurotic heroine whose problems ring refreshingly true.

Jennifer van der Kwast, 2005

Pounding nails in the floor with my forehead

The playwright presents a series of unconnected monologues which attempt to decipher the state of contemporary American society

Eric Bogosian, 1994

Head to toe science: over 40 eye-popping, spine-tingling, ...

Introduces the circulatory system, muscles, digestion, senses, and other body parts and functions through a collection of activities and experiments which can be developed into science fair projects.

Jim Wiese, 2000

Beast Quest 66: Tauron the Pounding Fury

Avantia is in deadly peril! Kensa the Sorceress's most deadly Beast has been unleashed, and only Tom and his friends stand in his way! Will they prevail, or will they be crushed under his hooves?

Adam Blade, 2012

My Pounding Heart

My Pounding Heart My Pounding Heart Danna Lauer Table of Contents Chapter 1: Front Cover.

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A Hard Pounding: Politics and Economic Crisis, 1974-1976

This book offers a penetrating insider account of the policy issues involved in managing Britain's economy from 1974 to the crisis of 1976.

Edmund Dell, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POUNDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pounding is used in the context of the following news items.

1876 Banwarth House & Museum to hold flower pounding art …

ELIZABETH — The 1876 Banwarth House & Museum will hold a flower pounding art workshop from 1 to 2 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Banwarth House, ... «Journal Standard, Jul 15»

Screaming guitars and pounding hearts: Meet the 1988 Chevy …

Screaming guitars and pounding hearts: Meet the 1988 Chevy Cavalier Z24! July 27, 2015. 1988 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 ad. Fortunately, the ... «Autoweek, Jul 15»

Austin Spurs extend contract of head coach Ken McDonald

Pounding The Rock, a San Antonio Spurs community. Home · Fanposts ... More from Pounding The Rock ... Pounding The Rock · FanPosts ... «Pounding The Rock, Jul 15»

Turkey pounding PKK more than ISIL: Analyst

On the ground the Turkish military is pounding the PKK more than they are ISIL because we know that the Turks have been tacitly supporting ... «Press TV, Jul 15»

Boat Pounding And Rock Tossers ?

Boat Pounding And Rock Tossers ? Started by lanzbass , Jul 26 2015 09:54 AM. Please log in to reply. 3 replies to this topic ... «BassResource.com, Jul 15»

San Antonio Spurs top five stories of the week

Pounding The Rock, a San Antonio Spurs community. Home · Fanposts ... More from Pounding The Rock .... Pounding The Rock · FanPosts ... «Pounding The Rock, Jul 15»

Blues suffer pounding in Zones

Blues suffer pounding in Zones. July 24, 2015. Escanaba Daily Press. Save |. MENOMINEE - The Escanaba Cubs couldn't have had a more impressive start to ... «Marquette Mining Journal, Jul 15»

Out now: Pac-Man Championship Edition DX brings pellets and …

And it's all set in a bright, neon world with pounding techno beats to get your blood pumping as you snack on those pellets. Pac-Man CE DX «Pocket Gamer, Jul 15»

A quarter pounding for McDonald's as US sales fall

McDonald's has reported first-quarter results that new chief executive Steve Easterbrook labelled “disappointing”, as US sales fell more than ... «The Australian, Jul 15»

The UK police officers still pounding the beat who are convicted …

More than 300 police officers have been convicted of crimes in the past three years and many are still serving. Offences include sex attacks, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»