hammerings
Repeated pounding sounds
Hammerings is the plural of hammering, which refers to instances of being beaten or struck repeatedly, or to severe defeats.
A sports team that loses badly takes a hammering; stock prices that plummet receive a hammering from the market.
The team suffered two hammerings in a row.
The word emphasizes repetition and force—the relentless quality of hammer blows.
Striking with force
- clangingResonant metallic sounding
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- clamorLoud persistent noise
- dinSustained unpleasant noise
racket · clatter · thundering · booming · crashing · battering · knocking · rapping
Forceful repeated striking
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
- pummelingSustained striking attack
- drubbingDecisive, lopsided defeat
walloping · bashing · clobbering · trouncing · defeat · rout · shellacking · blowout
Metal fasteners, finger coverings
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- carpentryWood construction trade
- builderOne who erects structures
worksite · toolbelt · lumber · joists · renovation · contractor · mallets · metalwork
Continuing without pause
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- repeatedDone or said again
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- incessantNever pausing or stopping
constant · unrelenting · barrage · onslaught · bombardment · drumming · driving · pounding
Aggressive hostile actions
- beratingHarsh verbal criticism
- lambastingHarshly criticizing someone
- excoriatingSeverely denouncing or censuring
- censuringFormally expressing strong disapproval
denouncing · castigating · rebuking · scolding · admonishing · blasting · savaging · pillorying
banging
Striking with force
din · racket · clatter · thundering · booming · crashing · battering · knocking · rapping · tapping
pounding
Forceful repeated striking
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
- pummelingSustained striking attack
drubbing · walloping · bashing · clobbering · trouncing · defeat · rout · shellacking · blowout · demolition
nails
Metal fasteners, finger coverings
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- carpentryWood construction trade
builder · worksite · toolbelt · lumber · joists · renovation · contractor · mallets · metalwork · forging
relentless
Continuing without pause
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- repeatedDone or said again
- continuousWithout pause or gap
incessant · constant · unrelenting · barrage · onslaught · bombardment · drumming · driving · pounding · insistent
attacks
Aggressive hostile actions
- beratingHarsh verbal criticism
- lambastingHarshly criticizing someone
- excoriatingSeverely denouncing or censuring
censuring · denouncing · castigating · rebuking · scolding · admonishing · blasting · savaging · pillorying · skewering
- thrashingsbeatings, drubbings, thrashings, whippings, floggings
hammeringsvictories
Successful outcomes in competition
triumphs · walkovers · narrow escapes · comebacks · thrashings
- hammering homeEmphasizing through repetition
- hammering outResolving through persistent effort
- hammering awayPersistently striking or working