hammering

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of driving nails or other objects into material using a hammer.

  - "He spent hours hammering nails into the wall to hang his pictures."
  - "The carpenter used a sledgehammer to hammer in the spikes for the fence."

• Verb

  To subject someone or something to repeated force or pressure.

  - "The manager hammered home the importance of meeting deadlines."
  - "The waves hammered against the shore with great force."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

pound

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hammering
darning , warning , warning , swearing , starning , sparning

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Variants

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hammer , hammered , hammerer , hammerers , hammering , hammers , get quite a hammering , get/take quite a hammering , take quite a hammering , hammer out , hammered out , hammering out , hammers out , hammer into , hammered into , hammering into , hammers into

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Etymology

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Old English hammor 'a hammer'. Related to haman 'to strike'.

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Trivia

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1. The world record for the most nails hammered in one hour is 16,737.

2. The term 'hammer' comes from the Old Norse word 'hamarr', meaning 'stone that strikes'.

3. The first hammers were made from stone, and later evolved into hammers made from metal.

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Related Concepts

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1. Blacksmithing: A metalworking process that involves hammering and shaping metal using various tools.

2. Forging: The process of shaping and hardening metal by hammering it into desired forms.

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Culture

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Hammering has been a fundamental tool used since ancient civilizations for various purposes such as construction, metalworking, and even as a weapon. In literature, the term 'hammering' is used metaphorically to describe the relentless persistence or force applied to an idea or situation.

How to Memorize "hammering"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the motion of a hammer hitting a nail.
   - Imagine the sound and feel of the hammer hitting the nail.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'hammering' with construction, as it is commonly used in that context.
   - Remember the sound of a hammer hitting a nail to help recall the word.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Hammering Helps Hang Hardware' to remember the definition.

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