Hammering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hammering is a noun meaning A period of being beaten or hammered.
Meaning
A period of being beaten or hammered.
More Meanings
- A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
- present participle and gerund of hammer
- (slang) A heavy defeat.
Example Sentences
Hearing a hammering on the door, I ran downstairs to open it.
Repeated hammerings by the smith thin the metal and make it tough.
Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure
Word Forms
- hammerings
Synonyms for hammering
Depending on context, synonyms include pound, pounding, hammer.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pounding, pound, battering, thrashing, thumping, peening.
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