"poundings" in the noun sense
1. pounding, buffeting
repeated heavy blows
2. throb, throbbing, pounding
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart
"he felt a throbbing in his head"
3. hammer, pound, hammering, pounding
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows
"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
"the pounding of feet on the hallway"
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