Hammering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

beat with or as if with a hammer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæmɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaməɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaməɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈæmɚɹɪŋ/.

Examples

the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
the pounding of feet on the hallway
hammer the metal flat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

forge hammer pounding pound

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) “the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard”
verb	beat with or as if with a hammer “hammer the metal flat”
verb	create by hammering “hammer the silver into a bowl”

Word Forms

pound	verb	break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
hammer	verb	beat with or as if with a hammer
hammer	noun	a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
hammering	noun	the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
forge	noun	a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
forger	noun	someone who operates a forge
forging	noun	shaping metal by heating and hammering

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hämmern

der Akt des Stampfens (das Austeilen wiederholter schwerer Schläge)

🇫🇷French

martelage

l'acte de marteler (délivrer des coups violents répétés)

🇪🇸Spanish

martilleo

el acto de golpear (dar golpes fuertes y repetidos)

🇮🇹Italian

martellare

l'atto di battere (sferrare ripetuti colpi pesanti)

🇳🇱Dutch

hameren

de handeling van beuken (het toedienen van herhaalde zware slagen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

martelando

o ato de bater (dar golpes fortes e repetidos)

🇷🇺Russian

забивание молотком

удар (нанесение повторяющихся тяжелых ударов)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टंकण

ठोकने की क्रिया (बार-बार भारी प्रहार करना)

🇧🇩Bengali

হাতুড়ি

🇮🇳Tamil

சுத்தியல்

துடிக்கும் செயல் (மீண்டும் மீண்டும் கடுமையான அடிகளை வழங்குதல்)

🇮🇳Telugu

సుత్తి

కొట్టడం యొక్క చర్య (పదేపదే భారీ దెబ్బలు కొట్టడం)

🇮🇳Marathi

हातोडा

ठोके मारण्याची क्रिया (वारंवार जोरदार वार करणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેમરિંગ

ધક્કો મારવાની ક્રિયા (વારંવાર ભારે મારામારી કરવી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತಿಗೆ

ಬಡಿಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿತ ಭಾರೀ ಹೊಡೆತಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುವುದು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുറ്റിക

അടിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി (ആവർത്തിച്ചുള്ള കനത്ത പ്രഹരങ്ങൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਥੌੜਾ

ਧੱਕਾ ਮਾਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਵਾਰ-ਵਾਰ ਭਾਰੀ ਝਟਕੇ ਦੇਣਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ہتھوڑا

گولہ باری کا عمل (بار بار بھاری ضرب لگانا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

锤击

重击的行为（反复重击）

🇯🇵Japanese

ハンマーで叩く

叩く行為（激しい打撃を繰り返し与える）

🇰🇷Korean

망치질

두드리는 행위(반복적으로 강한 타격을 가함)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đập búa

hành động đập (ra đòn nặng liên tục)

🇹🇭Thai

การตอก

การทุบตี (การตีอย่างหนักซ้ำ ๆ )

🇮🇩Indonesian

tempa

tindakan berdebar (menyampaikan pukulan keras yang berulang-ulang)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagmamartilyo

ang pagkilos ng pagbugbog (paghahatid ng paulit-ulit na mabibigat na suntok)

🇲🇾Malay

memalu

perbuatan menumbuk (menyampaikan pukulan berat berulang kali)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يطرق

فعل القصف (توجيه ضربات ثقيلة متكررة)

🇮🇷Persian

چکش زدن

🇹🇷Turkish

çekiçleme

Vurma eylemi (tekrar tekrar ağır darbeler vermek)

🇮🇱Hebrew

פטיש

פעולת החבטה (מתן מכות כבדות חוזרות ונשנות)

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