Pounding | Mean of pounding in English Dictionary

/ˈpaʊndɪŋ/

• Noun
• the act of hitting someone or something with force again and again
1. We could hear the pounding of waves against the shore.
2. There was a pounding [=banging] on/at my door early the next morning.
3. The boxer took a pounding [=took a beating] in the ring.
4. They gave us a pounding in the first half of the game.
5. The company's stocks took a pounding.
• the act of beating loudly and quickly
1. I could feel a pounding in my chest. = I could feel the pounding of my heart in my chest.