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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.
1. a. : 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.
noun. /ˈhæmərɪŋ/ [uncountable, singular] the sound of somebody hitting something with a hammer or with their fists. the sound of hammering from the next room. They were interrupted by a hammering at the door. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
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.
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.
HAMMERING definition: 1. the noise made by hitting something with a hammer or hitting something hard with your hands 2. a…. Learn more.
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
