Synonyms for pounding
pound·ing

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1. pounding, buffetingnoun

   repeated heavy blows

   Synonyms:
   throb, pound, throbbing, hammer, buffeting, hammering

2. throb, throbbing, poundingnoun

   an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

   "he felt a throbbing in his head"

   Synonyms:
   buffeting, hammering, pound, throbbing, hammer, throb

3. hammer, pound, hammering, poundingnoun

   the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

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

   Synonyms:
   quid, lbf., dog pound, buffeting, throbbing, power hammer, malleus, throb, pound, mallet, hammering, pound sign, pound sterling, punt, cock, lb, hammer

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1. • Blow
   • Pulse

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1. Erica Jong:

   I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me. I have accepted fear as a part of life--specifically the fear of change, the fear of the unknown and I have gone ahead despite the pounding in my heart that says turn back, turn back, you'll die if you venture too far.

2. Scott Applewhite -RRB- Feinstein:

   It’s one thing to talk about human rights here. It’s another to walk in to Yin Tai and Zhongnanhai and talk about it with the president of China, pounding the desk here isn’t going to make China change. China is changing. And it’s the Western influence in China that’s helping the change.

3. Patrick Holland:

   Now I can’t chase them around for more than 30 seconds, and then my heart starts pounding like it’s coming out of my chest. And then if I keep going, I’ll get shocked by my defibrillator.

4. Tetsuya Nishimoto:

   The Americans were pounding tables. All we could do was apologize.

5. Cliff Lanham:

   I'm looking forward to when those solids light on Monday and you feel that pounding in the chest, the roar of the engines, a lot of people have put in a tremendous amount of work to get us here, and it's going to be an exciting day for us.