Pounding
Pronunciation : Pound"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating.
2. A pounded or pulverized substance. [R.] "Covered with the poundings of these rocks." J. S. Blackie.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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