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.

Examples of pound out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The band is prominently arrayed on the box-like set, pounding out country-rock numbers that know a thing or two about hard living. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025

And yet even that felt like a huge task because my heart was pounding out of my chest. —Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2025

Junior first baseman Anthony Chavez hit a solo home run and drove in two runs for Mount Carmel (1-0), which pounded out eight extra-base hits and had eight batters record at least one RBI. —Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025

Thanks to the twin blowers, the Vantage’s engine pounded out a stunning 550 horsepower and 555 lb-ft of torque. —Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025

Rhymes for pound out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout