Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hammering

1 sense of hammering

Sense 1
hammer, pound, hammering, pounding -- (the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway")
       => blow -- (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hammer

2 senses of hammer

Sense 1
hammer -- (beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat")
       => beat -- (hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe")

Sense 2
forge, hammer -- (create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues")
       => beat -- (shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares")