hammering

Plural: hammerings

Noun

• the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
• A period of being beaten or hammered.
• A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
• A heavy defeat.

Verb

• beat with or as if with a hammer
• create by hammering
• present participle and gerund of hammer

Examples

• Hearing a hammering on the door, I ran downstairs to open it.
• Repeated hammerings by the smith thin the metal and make it tough.

Synonyms

forge, hammer, pound, pounding