pound out

phrasal verb

pounded out; pounding out; pounds out

: to make or produce (something) quickly especially by pounding (such as on a keyboard)

Every week he pounds out another column for the newspaper.

: 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. —

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