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HAMMERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Example:
the pounding of feet on the hallway
Synonyms:
hammer; hammering; pound; pounding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hammering" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
Derivation:
hammer (beat with or as if with a hammer)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb hammer
Context examples:
Jo opened her lips to say something rude, but checked herself in time, colored up to her forehead and stood a minute, hammering down a wicket with all her might, while Fred hit the stake and declared himself out with much exultation.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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