pounding

pounding
noun
1) (striking) (of hammer etc.) Schlagen, das; Klopfen, das; (of artillery) [schwerer] Beschuss; (of waves) Klatschen, das
2) (of hooves, footsteps) Stampfen, das
3) (beating) (of heart) Klopfen, das; Pochen, das (geh.); (of music, drums) Dröhnen, das
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pound·ing
[ˈpaʊndɪŋ]
I. n
1. no pl (noise) of guns Knattern nt; of heart Schlagen nt; (in head) Pochen nt; of music, drum Dröhnen nt; of waves Brechen nt
I could hear the \pounding of my heart as I stepped onto the stage ich konnte mein eigenes Herz klopfen hören, als ich auf die Bühne stieg
2. (attack) Beschuss m kein pl; (from air) Bombardement nt
to take a \pounding unter schweren Beschuss geraten, heftig bombardiert werden; (fig) ziemlich unter Beschuss geraten fig, heftig [o scharf] kritisiert werden
3. (defeat) Niederlage f; (in election, match) Schlappe f
II. adj drum, music dröhnend; head, heart pochend
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['paʊndɪŋ]
1. n
1) Hämmern nt; (of heart) Pochen nt; (of music, drums) Dröhnen nt; (of waves, sea) Schlagen nt; (of engine, steamer, pile-driver, hooves, feet etc) Stampfen nt; (of guns, shells, bombs) Bombardement nt

the ship took a pounding from the waves — das Schiff wurde von den Wellen stark mitgenommen

the city took a pounding last night — gestern Nacht wurde die Stadt schwer bombardiert

his theory took a pounding from the critics — seine Theorie wurde von den Kritikern scharf angegriffen

our team took quite a pounding on Saturday — unsere Mannschaft hat am Samstag eine ziemliche Schlappe einstecken müssen

he took a pounding in the fight — er musste in dem Kampf einige Schläge einstecken

2) (of corn etc) Zerstampfen nt; (of drugs) Zerstoßen nt
2. adj
heart trommelnd, klopfend; feet trommelnd; hooves, drums donnernd, trommelnd; headache pochend; waves donnernd, aufschlagend
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pounding [ˈpaʊndıŋ] s
1. MIL schwerer (Dauer)Beschuss:
take a pounding schwer bombardiert werden
2. SPORT umg schwere Schlappe:
they took a pounding sie mussten eine schwere Schlappe einstecken
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noun
1) (striking) (of hammer etc.) Schlagen, das; Klopfen, das; (of artillery) [schwerer] Beschuss; (of waves) Klatschen, das
2) (of hooves, footsteps) Stampfen, das
3) (beating) (of heart) Klopfen, das; Pochen, das (geh.); (of music, drums) Dröhnen, das

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