# hammering

Pronunciation: US say "HAM-er-ing" /ˈhæm.əɹ.ɪŋ/; UK say "HAM-uh-ing" /ˈhæm.ə(ɹ).ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of hammer. — present participle and gerund of hammer
   - Simple: Present participle of hammer. Use this form for the action happening now or as a noun for the activity.
   - _The roofers were hammering shingles into place all through the morning._
   - _Hammering steadily at the forge, the blacksmith shaped the glowing bar._

## Noun

2. A spell of being struck or beaten repeatedly.
   - Simple: A time of being hit or beaten over and over.
   - _The ship's hull took a fearful hammering against the rocks all night._
   - _After hours exposed to the hail, the greenhouse roof had taken a brutal hammering._
3. A heavy, one-sided defeat, especially in a game or competition. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A very bad loss in a game or contest.
   - _The defending champions handed the newcomers a hammering in the opening round._
   - _After that hammering, the coach demanded a full review of the squad's tactics._
4. A dented, textured surface on silverware, created by repeated blows of a hammer.
   - Simple: A bumpy, dented look on silver, made by many small hammer blows.
   - _The teapot showed a fine hammering across its body, each dimple catching a point of light._
   - _Collectors prize the irregular hammering on antique silver serving trays._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hammering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).