pounding
/ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
pounding is spelled P-O-U-N-D-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pounding means “An act in which something or someone is pounded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pounding is poundings.
How many letters and syllables are in pounding?
| Letters | 8: P-O-U-N-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pounding?
Pounding appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pounding?
- /ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/
Pounding has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-pounding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pounding
- poundings plural
- more pounding comparative
- most pounding superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pounding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 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”.
adjective
- 1
Characterized by heavy or loud throbs.
pounding rain
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of pound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).