Meaning of Hammering | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A period of being beaten or hammered.
   countable, uncountable
2. A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
   countable, uncountable
3. A heavy defeat.
   countable, slang, uncountable

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Examples

“Repeated hammerings by the smith thin the metal and make it tough.”

“Hearing a hammering on the door, I ran downstairs to open it.”

“Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure”

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