Library / English Dictionary

HAMMERING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

Example:

the pounding of feet on the hallway

Synonyms:

hammer; hammering; pound; pounding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hammering" is a kind of...):

blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)

Derivation:

hammer (beat with or as if with a hammer)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb hammer

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 Context examples: 

Jo opened her lips to say something rude, but checked herself in time, colored up to her forehead and stood a minute, hammering down a wicket with all her might, while Fred hit the stake and declared himself out with much exultation.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)