pounding

About 3.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of pound
2. noun An act in which something or someone is pounded.
3. noun 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”.
4. adjective Characterized by heavy or loud throbs.

   pounding rain

Similar words

hammering buffeting hammer throbbing throb knocking hitting beating flapping blow

Often followed by

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