hammering

HAM-er-ing/ˈhæm.əɹ.ɪŋ/UKHAM-uh-ing/ˈhæm.ə(ɹ).ɪŋ/

Noun pluralhammerings

4 meanings of hammering

1
verb
Present participle of hammer. Use this form for the action happening now or as a noun for the activity.
He kept hammering the nail until it sank flush with the board.
She was hammering on the locked door, hoping someone would hear.
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2
nouncountable or uncountable
A time of being hit or beaten over and over.
Like a punching bag that keeps getting hit again and again.
The little boat took a real hammering from the storm waves.
His shield took a heavy hammering before the fight was over.
Similarbattering, pounding, beating, pummeling
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3
nounslangcountable or uncountable
A very bad loss in a game or contest.
Like a race where one runner finishes long before anyone else.
The home side took a hammering, losing ten to one.
Nobody expected such a hammering from a younger team.
Similarthrashing, drubbing, trouncing, rout, beating
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4
nouncountable or uncountable
A bumpy, dented look on silver, made by many small hammer blows.
Like the little dents on a golf ball, but made on purpose to look pretty.
The silver bowl had a lovely hammering that caught the light.
She liked the rough hammering across the surface of the old cup.

hammering is a form of hammer

hammer, verb: To hit something again and again, often with a tool or your fist. Full entry

Forms: hammerhammers he/she/ithammering -ing formhammered past tense, past participle
Spelling: hammer → hammering: add -ing

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