hammering

About 1.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A period of being beaten or hammered.

   Repeated hammerings by the smith thin the metal and make it tough.

2. noun A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
3. noun A heavy defeat.
4. verb present participle and gerund of hammer
5. adjective This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Similar words

pounding pound battering thrashing thumping peening battement hammer blow whacking lambasting

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