hammering
hammering is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, hammering is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofhammering
- To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
Example: "Tony hammered on the door to try to get him to open."
- To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
- To emphasize a point repeatedly.
- To hit particularly hard.
- To ride very fast.
- To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.
Example: "I could hear the engine’s valves hammering once the timing rod was thrown."
- To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly
Example: "We hammered them 5-0!"
- To make high demands on (a system or service).
- To declare (a person) a defaulter on the stock exchange.
- To beat down the price of (a stock), or depress (a market).
- To have hard sex with
Synonyms: pound
Example: "Daniel hammered Mary til he came."
- A period of being beaten or hammered.
Example: "Hearing a hammering on the door, I ran downstairs to open it."
- A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
- A heavy defeat.
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