Dreadful and Pounding

Dreadful

Dreadful adjective - Causing fear.

Pounding and dreadful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pounding" instead an adjective "Dreadful".

Nearby Words: dread, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading

Pounding

Pounding noun - An instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart).
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Synonyms for Pounding

Dreadful and pounding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dreadful" instead an adjective "Pounding".

Nearby Words: pound, pounded, poundage, pounder

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Bunnicula An absolutely dreadful one happens when Chester mistakes "driving a stake through a vampire's heart" with a steak, and winds up pounding some meat on Bunnicula's chest while the rabbit sleeps.
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