Hammering

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In silversmithing, a dented appearance on silverware, each dent being made by successive carefully directed blows of the hammer.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A period of being beaten or hammered.
  • noun. A heavy defeat
  • verb. Present participle of hammer.
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  • noun. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
  • Word Usage
    "The main subjects of “purpose of hammering and marking” as well as “tools and accessories for hammering” should be accompanied by an intensive employment of all those teaching aids available."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    blow  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    verb-stem
    hammer