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pounding a beat

pounding a beat is the present participle and gerund of pound a beat.

Meaning of pound a beat

Verb

pound a beat (third-person singular simple present pounds a beat, present participle pounding a beat, simple past and past participle pounded a beat)

  1. (idiomatic) Of a police officer, to walk a regular route.
    • Assigned to the riverfront precinct for years, he pounded a beat of backstreets and dockyards.
  2. (idiomatic) Of a journalist, to cover a regular beat, reporting on an assigned category of news.
    • Assigned to the city desk for years, she pounded a beat of city council and mayoral activity, police blotters, and the like.

Questions about pounding a beat

What is pounding a beat the present participle and gerund of?
Pounding a beat is the present participle and gerund of pound a beat.

Words near pounding a beat in the dictionary

  1. Poundesque
  2. Poundian
  3. poundies
  4. poundin'
  5. pounding
  6. pounding a beat
  7. pounding block
  8. pounding blocks
  9. pounding dirt
  10. pounding out
  11. pounding salt

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