POUNDING Synonyms: 278 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in hammering

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verb

present participle of pound

as in shuffling

to move heavily or clumsily pounding down the road as fast as he could run

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as in banging

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner pounding nails into boards all day long

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as in licking

to strike repeatedly during the storm the waves furiously pounded the beach

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as in drawing

to shape with a hammer pounding out a depression in the metal

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as in grinding

to reduce to fine particles the tablet may be pounded and mixed in with the animal's food

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Recent Examples of pounding

Noun

Rucking targets both at once without the joint pounding of running or the recovery debt of hard gym sessions. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026 Rutted migration routes, carved by the constant pounding of animal hooves, littered northern Pennsylvania. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 But perhaps the constant pounding was just too much for the pier, built in 1973. — John Ramos, CBS News, 7 June 2026 Most of those killed died during the second pounding. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026 Another popular belief is that the pounding of the raindrops on the ground mimics the sound of moles hunting for food, and the worms flee to escape being on the mole’s menu. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026 Russia’s relentless pounding of urban areas behind the front line following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago has killed thousands of civilians. — Serra Yedikardes, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 However, while chemically the same, beach sand is made up of tiny crystals of quartz that have been pulverized by geological weathering and the pounding of ocean waves. — John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026 This section of shoreline is lined with cliffs, below which are sea caves, formed over centuries by the relentless pounding of Lake Superior waves. — Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026

Verb

Visually, the entire set was stunning, with fast cuts of Nancy Whang pounding on her keyboard, Al Doyle whirring his synthesizer, and Murphy shouting into his microphone, wrapped around his arm. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Keeping a potty close by will give little ones a better chance of reaching it on time when nature has given up on calling and is pounding down the door. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Jay Lucarelli, 31, sat with his MacBook at the kitchen table in his mother’s home in Jackson Township, Ohio, pounding fastballs and energy drinks. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Then, in the meditation hall, our cheery host suddenly turned serious and began pounding on a 350-year-old drum from a samurai castle used for marking the beginning of chores. — Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026 The two women performing a song flee to safety as Montes reaches the bimah, spins around and marches back down the aisle, this time escorted from behind by a security guard, while furiously pounding the air with his fist and ranting. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 Even the region's major interstate highway, I-70, was partly shut down after a section of it buckled under the weight of pounding rain. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 The robust menu aims to satiate hungry tourists who’ve spent long hours pounding the black sampietrini cobblestones of the vast open-air museum that is the Eternal City. — Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The group has been weakened after its 2023 attacks on Israel that resulted in a military pounding by the Jewish state on the group’s positions in southern Lebanon. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounding

Noun

This song features a kick drum throughout, and the boosted bass takes it from background timekeeping to foreground hammering.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
The Middle East faces chaotic power shifts as Iran, despite taking a hammering, refuses to back down, though its regional influence is expected to wane.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of hammering

Verb

Summary The Chicago Cubs are currently shuffling their infield due to Dansby Swanson's oblique injury, moving Nico Hoerner to shortstop and Pedro Ramírez to second base.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Keeping your eye on Bredeson is as hard as tracking a ball beneath shuffling cups.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of shuffling

Verb

Support for Infantino Eto’o is not the only person banging the drum for Infantino in what’s become an increasingly fractured landscape.

— Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
These were people who would insist that their American passenger ride in the cab of a trade truck rather than stand in the open back with 20 passengers banging into each other and a couple of goats for hours.

— Ethan Gologor, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of banging

Verb

Owners should also watch for licking that is sudden, persistent or severe enough to cause hair loss or skin damage.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Photos like the one below show children licking massive ice blocks for a slight reprieve from the summer heat.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of licking

Verb

There is a danger in drawing comparisons between current events and the Nazi Holocaust, but there is a greater danger in ignoring the similarities.

— David Pollak, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
But not before the former cheerleader caught a pass from Tebow and immediately did a split, drawing cheers from her favorite quarterback.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of drawing

Verb

Kruz and Josie catch the guy’s eye on the dance floor and invite him to join their impromptu grinding session, which is also when Joe catches the pair touching in a way that suggests relationship-level familiarity.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2026
But almost all beef that is meant to be used for grinding beef, which comes from Australia or Brazil, is frozen, and a large portion of that goes to food service operations, mostly fast food companies.

— Dan Mangan,Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026