pounding in WordNet English dictionary

1. repeated heavy blows
   pounding  buffeting 
   
2. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
   "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
   hammer  pound  hammering  pounding 
   
3. an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
   "he felt a throbbing in his head"
   throb  throbbing  pounding