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present participle and gerund of pound examples
plural poundings
An act in which something or someone is pounded. quotations examples
“I took a few poundings in the past.”
2008 January 21, Robin Pogrebin, “Undaunted Director at Indian Museum”, in New York Times
An old-fashioned event to welcome someone (typically a new pastor) to a new community by bring gifts of storable food (a pound of coffee, flour, sugar, etc.) to help stock the pantry. It is somewhat similar to a “shower”. examples
comparative more pounding, superlative most pounding
Characterized by heavy or loud throbs. examples