hammering
/ˈhæmərɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of hammer: to hit repeatedly with a hammer or as if with a hammer.
- The carpenter was hammering the boards together to build a shelf.
- The rain was hammering against the windows all night.
- She is hammering a nail into the wall to hang a picture.
- To work hard and persistently at something.
- He is hammering away at his homework until it's finished.
- She kept hammering on the same point during the meeting.
- The team is hammering out the details of the contract.
- To defeat or criticize severely.
- The stock market is hammering investors with big losses.
- Critics are hammering the new policy as unfair.
- The champion is hammering his opponent in the boxing ring.
noun
- The act or sound of hitting something with a hammer or similar tool.
- He finished the hammering and checked that all the nails were secure.
- The hammering of the blacksmith could be heard from down the street.
- The constant hammering from the construction site gave me a headache.
- A severe defeat or criticism.
- The team took a hammering in the championship game, losing by 30 points.
- After the debate, the candidate faced a hammering from the press.
- The movie received a hammering from critics for its weak plot.