HAMMERING
Dictionary entry overview: What does hammering mean? • HAMMERING (noun)
The noun HAMMERING has 1 sense:
1. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Familiarity information: HAMMERING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HAMMERING (noun)
Meaning:
The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hammering; pounding; hammer; pound
Context examples:
the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard / the pounding of feet on the hallway
Hypernyms ("hammering" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
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