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Meaning of pounding | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ

Definitions

  1. An act in which something or someone is pounded.
  2. 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”.

Equivalents

العربية القصف ذر
Suomi jumputtaminen jyskyttäminen jyskytys jytkyttäminen jytkytys roimiminen röykyttäminen röykytys rusikointi
Gàidhlig ponndadh
עברית גריסה
Bahasa Indonesia ketukan
日本語 鼓動
Latina pinsatio
Svenska dunk dunka-dunka

Examples

““I took a few poundings in the past.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pounding block poundkeeper Poundland poundmaker poundman poundmaster

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