Definition of pounding

"pounding" 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"

"pounding" in the verb sense

1. thump, pound, poke

hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

"the salesman pounded the door knocker"

"a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

2. ram, ram down, pound

strike or drive against with a heavy impact

"ram the gate with a sledgehammer"

"pound on the door"

3. lumber, pound

move heavily or clumsily

"The heavy man lumbered across the room"

4. beat, pound, thump

move rhythmically

"Her heart was beating fast"

5. pound, pound off

partition off into compartments

"The locks pound the water of the canal"

6. pound, pound up

shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

"The prisoners are safely pounded"

7. impound, pound

place or shut up in a pound

"pound the cows so they don't stray"

8. pound

break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle

"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"

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Quotations for pounding

Hard pounding, gentlemen; but we shall see who can pound the longest. [ Wellington at Waterloo ]

pounding in Scrabble®

The word pounding is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters pounding:

POUNDING
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

undoing

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word pounding

POUNDING
(126)
POUNDING
(117)
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(78)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In pounding

POUNDING
(126)
POUNDING
(117)
UNDOING
(86 = 36 + 50)
POUNDING
(84)
UNDOING
(83 = 33 + 50)
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POUNDING
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(61 = 11 + 50)
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(61 = 11 + 50)
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(60 = 10 + 50)
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(48)
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(48)
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(42)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(36)
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UNIPOD
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(33)
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(33)
PINGO
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UNIPOD
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(32)
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PINGO
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PINGO
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UNIPOD
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PINGO
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DINGO
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PINGO
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PING
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PION
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GOUND
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GOUND
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POND
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DINGO
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DOING
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UNIPOD
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DUNG
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UNPIN
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(21)
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DOING
(21)
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pounding in Words With Friends™

The word pounding is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters pounding:

POUNDING
(126)
POUNDING
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

undoing

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word pounding

POUNDING
(126)
POUNDING
(126)
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(87)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In pounding

POUNDING
(126)
POUNDING
(126)
UNDOING
(98 = 63 + 35)
UNDOING
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UNDOING
(92 = 57 + 35)
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POUNDING
(87)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
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(86 = 51 + 35)
POUNDING
(84)
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(80)
UNDOING
(80 = 45 + 35)
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(80 = 45 + 35)
DUPING
(78)
POUNDING
(75)
POUNDING
(75)
DOPING
(75)
POUNDING
(75)
UNDOING
(73 = 38 + 35)
UNIPOD
(72)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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(69)
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(69)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
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POUNDING
(68)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
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(66)
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(63)
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(63)
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(63)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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(61 = 26 + 35)
DUPING
(60)
UNIPOD
(60)
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(58 = 23 + 35)
DOPING
(57)
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(57)
PINGO
(57)
POUND
(57)
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(56 = 21 + 35)
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(56 = 21 + 35)
DUPING
(56)
DUPING
(56)
UNDOING
(55 = 20 + 35)
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(54)
PING
(54)
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(54)
UNDOING
(54 = 19 + 35)
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(54)
UNDOING
(54 = 19 + 35)
UNIPOD
(54)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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DOPING
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
PINGO
(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51)
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(50 = 15 + 35)
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(50)
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(50 = 15 + 35)
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(49 = 14 + 35)
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(49 = 14 + 35)
UNIPOD
(48)
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(48)
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(48)
PING
(48)
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(48 = 13 + 35)
PION
(48)
UNIPOD
(48)
UNIPOD
(48)
GOUND
(48)
DUPING
(48)
POUNDING
(46)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
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(45)
DINGO
(45)
POUND
(45)
DUNG
(45)
DOPING
(45)
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(44)
PINGO
(44)
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(44)
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(42)
GOUND
(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
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(42)
UNIPOD
(42)
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(42)
DING
(42)
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(42)
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(40)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
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(39)
UPON
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(39)
UPON
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(39)
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(38)
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(38)
PINGO
(38)
DINGO
(36)
UNION
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(36)
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(34)
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POUND
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UNDO
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DOING
(33)
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UNPIN
(33)
PINGO
(33)
PINGO
(33)
NOUN
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NOUN
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DINGO
(33)
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(33)
UNPIN
(33)
PINGO
(33)
UNPIN
(33)
UNIPOD
(32)
UNION
(32)
GOUND
(32)

Words within the letters of pounding

2 letter words in pounding (10 words)

4 letter words in pounding (8 words)

5 letter words in pounding (7 words)

6 letter words in pounding (3 words)

7 letter words in pounding (1 word)

8 letter words in pounding (1 word)

pounding + 1 blank (1 word)

pounding + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence pounding

Words that start with pounding (2 words)

Words with pounding in them (1 word)

Words that end with pounding (5 words)

Word Growth involving pounding

Shorter words in pounding

in din ding

un pound

Longer words containing pounding

compounding recompounding

expounding

impounding

poundings