pound out
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One of her talents is rock band drummer and she uses her drumsticks to pound out her jangled feelings.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
“She was very deaf,” he said, “and would kind of pound out the rhythms with her fist on your chest.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
But he is the one who begins to pound out words, while she acts as editor, secretary and cheerleader.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2020
He handled U.S. distribution for a Spanish commercial juicer company, whose equipment can hold dozens of whole oranges and allows users to make custom selections and watch the machine pluck, press and pound out juice.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2020
He wanted to gather as much color as he could before it was time to sit down and pound out his story after the final race.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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