Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pounded

/pˈaʊndɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: pound-ed
IPA: /pˈaʊndɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of pound

adj

Having undergone pounding.

adj

Slang

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more pounded (comparative) most pounded (superlative)

Derived Forms

unpounded

Phrases

pounded rice pounded yam

Synonyms

banged drunk

Rhymes With

founded surrounded sounded grounded unfounded astounded rebounded impounded confounded hounded unbounded abounded

Questions

How do you pronounce pounded?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈaʊndɪd/.
What does pounded mean?: simple past and past participle of pound

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