Synonyms of pounding

1. pounding, buffeting, blow, bump: usage: repeated heavy blows
2. throb, throbbing, pounding, pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat: usage: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head"
3. hammer, pound, hammering, pounding, blow: usage: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"

1. thump, pound, poke, hit: usage: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
2. ram, ram down, pound, thrust: usage: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
3. lumber, pound, walk: usage: move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
4. beat, pound, thump, move: usage: move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
5. pound, pound off, partition, partition off: usage: partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
6. pound, pound up, restrain, confine, hold: usage: shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded"
7. impound, pound, restrain, confine, hold: usage: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
8. pound, break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise: usage: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"