pounding

Noun

• the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
  • the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
    
  • the pounding of feet on the hallway
    

• an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
  • he felt a throbbing in his head
    

• repeated heavy blows

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  hammer , pound , hammering , throb , throbbing , buffeting