pound out

phrasal verb

pounded out; pounding out; pounds out

1

: to make or produce (something) quickly especially by pounding (such as on a keyboard)

Every week he pounds out another column for the newspaper.

2

: to play (a song, melody, etc.) loudly on a musical instrument especially by pounding (such as on a piano)

The band's lead singer was pounding out a tune on the piano.

Examples of pound out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And yet even that felt like a huge task because my heart was pounding out of my chest. —Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2025

Junior first baseman Anthony Chavez hit a solo home run and drove in two runs for Mount Carmel (1-0), which pounded out eight extra-base hits and had eight batters record at least one RBI. —Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025

Thanks to the twin blowers, the Vantage’s engine pounded out a stunning 550 horsepower and 555 lb-ft of torque. —Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025

Chaska pounded out 16 hits and took advantage of four Orono errors to score 16 runs. —Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2024

Rhymes for pound out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout