pound out
phrasal verb
pounded out; pounding out; pounds out
1
: to make or produce (something) quickly especially by pounding (such as on a keyboard)
Every week he pounds out another column for the newspaper.
2
: to play (a song, melody, etc.) loudly on a musical instrument especially by pounding (such as on a piano)
The band's lead singer was pounding out a tune on the piano.
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The trance-y, heavy thud of techno pounds out of the Servis soundsystem.
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Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
Since that April low, BTI has pounded out a consistent pattern of higher highs and higher lows, and now sits above two upward-sloping moving averages.
—David Keller, CNBC, 25 July 2024
With the prospect of saving tens of thousands of pounds out of reach for many, renting remains the most affordable option.
—Rebecca Messina, theweek, 13 June 2024
Recent generations likely never pounded out college essays and office memos on typewriters like the generations before them.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
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Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
Since that April low, BTI has pounded out a consistent pattern of higher highs and higher lows, and now sits above two upward-sloping moving averages.
—David Keller, CNBC, 25 July 2024
With the prospect of saving tens of thousands of pounds out of reach for many, renting remains the most affordable option.
—Rebecca Messina, theweek, 13 June 2024
Recent generations likely never pounded out college essays and office memos on typewriters like the generations before them.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for pound out
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“Pound out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pound%20out. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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