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hammering

The correct spelling is hammering.

How to pronounce hammering

verb

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The correct spelling is hammering. To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc. For example: "Tony hammered on the door to try to get him to open."

Usage Examples

Tony hammered on the door to try to get him to open.

I could hear the engine’s valves hammering once the timing rod was thrown.

We hammered them 5-0!

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
  2. 2.To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
  3. 3.To emphasize a point repeatedly.
  4. 4.To hit particularly hard.
  5. 5.To ride very fast.

noun

  1. 1.A period of being beaten or hammered.
  2. 2.A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
  3. 3.A heavy defeat.

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