pounding

n 1: repeated heavy blows [syn: {buffeting}]

2: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he

felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: {throb}, {throbbing}]

3: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the

sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the

pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: {hammer}, {pound},

{hammering}]