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pounding the pavement

pounding the pavement is the present participle and gerund of pound the pavement.

Meaning of pound the pavement

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To travel on foot; to walk or run.
    • The joggers pounded the pavement for several miles each day.
  2. (idiomatic) To campaign diligently; to seek something, such as business, employment, or answers.
    • After a brief and unsuccessful search, he decided it was time to start pounding the pavement.

Questions about pounding the pavement

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

Words near pounding the pavement in the dictionary

  1. pounding dirt
  2. pounding out
  3. pounding salt
  4. pounding sand
  5. pounding sand into a rathole
  6. pounding the pavement
  7. poundingly
  8. poundings
  9. poundkeeper
  10. poundkeepers
  11. Poundland

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