hammering
Driving nails in
Hammering is the act of striking repeatedly with a hammer or similar force.
The word extends to any sustained pounding: The rain kept hammering the roof.
In informal use, a hammering is a severe defeat or criticism: The team took a hammering in the playoffs.
To give something a hammering is to use it heavily or treat it roughly.
Forceful repeated striking
- bangingStriking with force
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- hittingMaking forceful contact
- strikingNoticeably impressive
thumping · smashing · slamming · knocking · tapping · whacking · pummeling · battering
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- pulseArterial blood throb
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- poundingForceful repeated striking
drumming · staccato · repetitive · percussive · relentless · steady · rhythmic · meter
Continuing without pause
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- resoundingEchoing loudly and fully
booming · crashing · clanging · incessant · unrelenting · furious · fierce · continuous
Actively engaging offensively
- beratingHarsh verbal criticism
- lambastingHarshly criticizing someone
- excoriatingSeverely denouncing or censuring
- grillingCooking on metal grates
pressuring · badgering · haranguing · denouncing · assailing · pounding · cross-examining · interrogating
Soft-headed striking tool
- sledgehammerMassive long-handled mallet
- ball-peenHammer with hemispherical head
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- maulAttack with brutal force
rubber mallet · nail · anvil · chisel · handle · head · peen · face
Decisive, lopsided defeat
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- demolishingDestroying a structure completely
- destroyingCausing complete ruin
annihilating · shellacking · drubbing · routing · overwhelming · dominating · clobbering · walloping
Wood construction trade
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- nailingSecuring with driven fasteners
- roofingInstalling overhead shelter material
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
woodworking · building · renovation · assembly · scaffolding · decking · sheathing · shingling
pounding
Forceful repeated striking
striking · thumping · smashing · slamming · knocking · tapping · whacking · pummeling · battering · walloping
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
pounding · drumming · staccato · repetitive · percussive · relentless · steady · rhythmic · meter · pattern
relentless
Continuing without pause
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- poundingForceful repeated striking
resounding · booming · crashing · clanging · incessant · unrelenting · furious · fierce · continuous · persistent
attacking
Actively engaging offensively
- beratingHarsh verbal criticism
- lambastingHarshly criticizing someone
- excoriatingSeverely denouncing or censuring
grilling · pressuring · badgering · haranguing · denouncing · assailing · pounding · cross-examining · interrogating · hectoring
mallet
Soft-headed striking tool
- sledgehammerMassive long-handled mallet
- ball-peenHammer with hemispherical head
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
maul · rubber mallet · nail · anvil · chisel · handle · head · peen · face · claw
thrashing
Decisive, lopsided defeat
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- demolishingDestroying a structure completely
destroying · annihilating · shellacking · drubbing · routing · overwhelming · dominating · clobbering · walloping · pummeling
carpentry
Wood construction trade
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- nailingSecuring with driven fasteners
- roofingInstalling overhead shelter material
joinery · woodworking · building · renovation · assembly · scaffolding · decking · sheathing · shingling · formwork
- manual laborfarming, lifting, carrying, shoveling, loading
- construction soundsdrilling, sawing, jackhammer, pile driver, bulldozer
- factory soundsdrilling, clanking, grinding, welding, sawing
- shapingmolding, folding, sculpting, forming, curving
- shop classwoodworking, metalworking, shop teacher, wood shop, metal shop
- workshop soundssawing, drilling, sanding, grinding, banging
- hammering homeEmphasizing through repetition
- hammering outResolving through persistent effort
- hammering awayPersistently striking or working