hammering

The word “hammering” has 3 syllables: ham-mer-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈhæmərɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for hammering?

In the thesaurus, “hammering” has 256 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for hammering along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for hammering

abating
abusing
admonishing
assailing
assaulting
attacking
bad-mouthing
banging
bashing
basting
battering
batting
bawling out
beaning
beating
beating up on
belaboring
belittling
belting
berating
besetting
biffing
birching
blackjacking
blaming
blasting
blow
bludgeoning
boasting
bobbing
bonking
bopping
boxing
braining
buffet
buffeting
bump
bumping
bunging
bunging up
bunting
busting
butting
calling down
caning
carving
castigating
censuring
chasing
chastising
chewing out
chiding
chiseling
chiselling
chopping
clapping
clipping
clobbering
clocking
clouting
clubbing
coining
collision
concussion
condemning
conking
contact
cowhiding
cracking
crash
creaming
criticizing
crucifying
cudgeling
cudgelling
cuffing
currying
cutting
decking
denouncing
disparaging
dissing
doing
drawing
dressing down
drubbing
dumping
encounter
excoriating
fashioning
faulting
felling
fibbing
flagellating
flailing
flaying
flicking
flogging
flooring
forging
forming
fustigating
goring
graving
hanging one on
haranguing
hewing
hiding
hit
hitting
horsewhipping
impact
impingement
jabbing
jar
jawing
jolt
jostling
jounce
keelhauling
kick
kicking
knapping
kneading
kneeing
knock
knocking
knocking down
lacerating
lacing
lambasting
lamming
lashing
lathering
laying into
laying on
leathering
lecturing
leveling
levelling
licking
maiming
mangling
mauling
meeting
minting
mocking
modeling
modelling
molding
mutilating
nailing
paddling
panning
pasting
patting
pelting
peppering
pistol-whipping
planishing
poking
pommeling
pommelling
pounding
prodding
pummeling
pummelling
punch
punching
punching out
pushing
putting down
rabbit-punching
ragging
raiding
rap
rapping
rating
rawhiding
rebuking
reprehending
reprimanding
reproaching
reproving
reviling
ridiculing
roughing
rushing
sapping
scoffing
scolding
scoring
scorning
scourging
scuffing
sculpting
sculpturing
shock
shoving
skulling
slam
slamming
slap
slapping
slashing
slating
sledgehammering
sledging
slogging
slugging
smacking
smash
smashing
smiting
socking
spanking
spearing
stabbing
stamping
storming
strapping
strike
striking
stroking
sucker punching
swatting
swiping
switching
tagging
taking to task
tanning
tapping
thrashing
threshing
thump
thumping
thwacking
tongue-lashing
touch
tromping
upbraiding
vituperating
wallop
walloping
whacking
whaling
whamming
whapping
whipping
whomping
whopping
whupping
working
working over
wounding
zapping

Antonyms for hammering

approving
endorsing
extolling
indorsing
lauding
praising
sanctioning

Meanings of hammering

verb
1. To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
2. To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
3. To emphasize a point repeatedly.
4. To hit particularly hard.
5. To ride very fast.
6. To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.
7. To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly.
8. To make high demands on (a system or service).
9. To declare (a person) a defaulter on the stock exchange.
10. To beat down the price of (a stock), or depress (a market).
11. To have hard sex with.
noun
1. A period of being beaten or hammered.
2. A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
3. A heavy defeat.

Example Sentences

The blacksmith's rhythmic hammering echoed through the workshop as he shaped the metal.
Despite the rain hammering against the windows, she remained focused on her work.
The construction crew's relentless hammering could be heard from blocks away.
His heart raced with each loud hammering on the door, signaling the imminent arrival of unexpected guests.
The relentless hammering of the woodpecker against the tree trunk could be heard throughout the forest.

On this page you'll find 263 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hammering, such as: abating, abusing, admonishing, approving, assailing, assaulting, attacking.

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