0 a heavy attack or defeat:
The city received heavy poundings from the air every night last week.
1 a regular sound of something hitting something else or of a loud noise:
the pounding of his heart
2 the sound, feeling, or action of something beating repeatedly:
[ U ] The pounding in her chest was loud.
[ U ] All that pounding from running really isn’t good for your knees.
[ C ] fig. The dollar’s going to take a pounding (= its value will be damaged).
Robin's heart was pounding with excitement.
NOVÉ SLOVÁ
European
May 10, 2021
SLOVO DŇA
Shimmer
pounding