hammering
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
hammerings
plural
hammerings
Britannica Dictionary definition of HAMMERING
1
:
the sound made when something is being hit by a hammer, by rain, etc.
[noncount]
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Loud hammering was coming from next door.
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We could hear the hammering of the rain on the roof.
[singular]
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We could hear a loud hammering from next door.
2
[singular]
informal
— used to say that someone or something has been very forcefully hit, damaged, criticized, etc.
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The old church got/took quite a hammering [=was badly damaged] during the storm.
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The governor took a hammering from the media for his decision.
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Our team got/took quite a hammering [=was badly beaten] in yesterday's game.
