hammering
A period of being beaten or hammered.
Example
“Repeated hammerings by the smith thin the metal and make it tough.”
Other meanings
A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
A heavy defeat.
Synonyms
- pound
- pounding
Related words
- hammeringly
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “hammering” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.