Synonyms: pound, pounding, hammer, hammering
Definition: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Usage: the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard; the pounding of feet on the hallway
Synonyms: throb, throbbing, pounding
Definition: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
Usage: he felt a throbbing in his head
Similar words: beat, pulsation, pulse, heartbeat
Definition: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Usage: he could feel the beat of her heart
Definition: repeated heavy blows
Definition: an impact (as from a collision)
Usage: the bump threw him off the bicycle