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- Dictionaryhammering/ˈham(ə)rɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the action or sound of hammering something.
- 2. a heavy defeat: informal "a 7–0 hammering by the league leaders"
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the sound or activity of someone or something loudly and repeatedly hitting or knocking something: There was a hammering at the door. The hammering and shouting seemed to have finally stopped. What's that hammering noise? On almost every street, you hear the sound of hammering: reconstruction work is going on. Fewer examples.
noun. 1. the action of striking with a hammer. The noise of hammering was dulled by the secondary glazing. 2. British. the act of criticizing. Parents have taken a terrible hammering. 3. sport informal. an easy defeat. Our cricketers are suffering their ritual hammering at the hands of the Aussies. 4.
Definition of hammering noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a. To beat into a shape with a hammer or similar tool: hammered the metal into a goblet. b. To accomplish or produce with difficulty or effort. Often used with out: hammer out an agreement. 3. To put together, fasten, or seal, particularly with nails, by hammering.
Synonyms for HAMMERING: pounding, thrashing, bashing, pummelling, licking, pummeling, battering, blow; Antonyms of HAMMERING: approving, endorsing, sanctioning, praising, indorsing, extolling, lauding
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
HAMMERING definition: 1. the noise made by hitting something with a hammer or hitting something hard with your hands 2. a…. Learn more.
A complete guide to the word "HAMMERING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
noun. a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc. any of various instruments or devices resembling this in form, action, or use, as a gavel, a mallet for playing the xylophone, or a lever that strikes the bell in a doorbell.
: a hand tool consisting of a solid head set crosswise on a handle and used for pounding. b. : a power tool that often substitutes a metal block or a drill for the hammerhead. 2. : something that resembles a hammer in form or action: such as. a. : a lever with a striking head for ringing a bell or striking a gong. b (1)
