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pound away
pound away (at someone or something)
to hammer or batter constantly on someone or something. The cops pounded away at the poor guy, and then they put him in handcuffs. The jackhammer kept pounding away at the pavement.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Downey | | ['dauni:] | |
Corinne | | ko-REEN (French), kə-REEN (English), kə-RIN (English) | French, English |
Tara (2) | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Nepali |
Pietrina | | - | Italian |
Gurgen | | - | Armenian, Georgian |
Elsie | | ['elsi] | |