hammering
hammering · hammerings
фунт
фунт, штрафстоянка
Pfund, Tierheim, Zwinger
A period of being beaten or hammeredA period of being beaten or hammered.
US/hˈæmɚɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A period of being beaten or hammered.
Repeated hammerings by the smith thin the metal and make it tough.
Hearing a hammering on the door, I ran downstairs to open it.
(countable, uncountable)A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A heavy defeat.
More definitions
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Forms
plural: hammerings| Singular | hammering |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedhammer
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable