poundings
Heavy, rhythmic strikes
Poundings is the plural of pounding—repeated heavy blows or beats.
A boxer takes poundings in the ring.
Waves deliver poundings to the shore.
The word often describes sustained physical punishment or intense pressure: The team took poundings all season.
Heart poundings accompany fear or exertion.
Striking repeatedly with force
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- pummelingSustained striking attack
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
thumping · bashing · slamming · striking · walloping · clobbering · drubbing · mauling
Percussive rhythm-making
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- percussionSound through impact
- thumpingHeavy, dull beating
- pulsingBeating with rhythm
throbbing · hammering · tattoo · cadence · tempo · thundering · rumbling · reverberating
Rhythmic painful pulsing
- achingExperiencing dull pain
- pulsatingBeating in rhythmic surges
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
- splittingDividing into parts
stabbing · migraine · pressure · temple · skull · tension · jackhammering · relentless
Repeated forceful striking
- assaultViolent offensive act
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
deluge · torrent · relentless · grueling · exhausting · punishing · brutal · merciless
Crushing into soft mass
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- pulverizingBreaking into particles
- tenderizingMaking food less tough
mortar · pestle · fufu · mochi · poi · rice cakes · kava · garlic
hammering
Striking repeatedly with force
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- pummelingSustained striking attack
thrashing · thumping · bashing · slamming · striking · walloping · clobbering · drubbing · mauling · smashing
drumming
Percussive rhythm-making
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- percussionSound through impact
- thumpingHeavy, dull beating
pulsing · throbbing · hammering · tattoo · cadence · tempo · thundering · rumbling · reverberating · booming
throbbing
Rhythmic painful pulsing
- achingExperiencing dull pain
- pulsatingBeating in rhythmic surges
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
splitting · stabbing · migraine · pressure · temple · skull · tension · jackhammering · relentless · searing
battering
Repeated forceful striking
- assaultViolent offensive act
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
onslaught · deluge · torrent · relentless · grueling · exhausting · punishing · brutal · merciless · overwhelming
mashing
Crushing into soft mass
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- pulverizingBreaking into particles
tenderizing · mortar · pestle · fufu · mochi · poi · rice cakes · kava · garlic
poundingssoft touches
Gentle physical contact
coddling · pamperings · pampering · cradling · soothing
- pounding heartRapid forceful cardiac rhythm
- heart poundingIntense cardiac sensation
- pounding the pavementSearching for employment actively
- pounding headIntense rhythmic cranial pain
- fist pounding
- chest pounding