Pounding and Screaming

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

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

Nearby Words: pound, pounded, poundage, pounder

Screaming adjective - Arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction.

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Pounding and screaming are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pounding" instead an adjective "Screaming".

Afterward, a fight breaks out, only to be stopped by the same man screaming and pounding on the wall for attention.

Source: Film / Doghouse
Sound-Only Death: We hear Leroy screaming, pounding on the door, being set loose, and screaming some more, before he dies, but all we see is Christine's reaction.

Source: Literature / The Bad Seed
The scene has Stiles pounding against the door screaming Scott's name, while Scott desperately tries to let him in.

Source: Window Love

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