hammering

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hammering

noun hammerings

countable, uncountable A period of being beaten or hammered. Repeated hammerings by the smith thin the metal and make it tough.
countable, uncountable A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
countable, slang, uncountable A heavy defeat. 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

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of hammer

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pounding, pound, battering, thrashing, thumping, peening, battement, hammer blow, whacking, lambasting, pummeling, pummelling, drumbeating, beating, beat up, whopping

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@misc{hammering_2026,
  title = {hammering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hammering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}