jackhammering
Breaking up pavement
Jackhammering is operating a jackhammer—the pneumatic drill used to break up concrete and pavement.
The word extends to any aggressive, repetitive pounding motion: My heart was jackhammering in my chest.
In vulgar slang, it describes vigorous, mechanical sex.
Hard road covering
- concreteSolid building mixture
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- roadworkStreet repair activities
sidewalk · excavation · breaking · foundation · drilling · compressor · crew · hardhat
Unwanted auditory disturbance
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- rhythmicHaving regular tempo
- clatteringMaking repeated sharp sounds
earplugs · racket · vibration · thundering · relentless · staccato · percussion · din
Rapid oscillating movement
- strainExcessive stretching force
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- gripSecure manual hold
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
arms · shoulders · jolting · sweat · endurance · stance · bracing · muscle
Continuing without pause
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- headacheCranial pain
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
insistent · throbbing · incessant · barrage · pressure · unrelenting · intense · overwhelming
pavement
Hard road covering
- concreteSolid building mixture
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
roadwork · sidewalk · excavation · breaking · foundation · drilling · compressor · crew · hardhat · rubble
noise
Unwanted auditory disturbance
clattering · earplugs · racket · vibration · thundering · relentless · staccato · percussion · din · earmuffs
vibration
Rapid oscillating movement
fatigue · arms · shoulders · jolting · sweat · endurance · stance · bracing · muscle · exhausting
relentless
Continuing without pause
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- headacheCranial pain
heartbeat · insistent · throbbing · incessant · barrage · pressure · unrelenting · intense · overwhelming · repetitive
- repeated hitspunches, jabs, drumming, pounding, tapping
- piercingpierce, piercing, puncture, puncturing, stab
- earthworkdigging, excavation, excavating, trenching, shoveling
jackhammeringcaressing
Touching with affection
stroking · brushing · patting · feathering · dabbing
jackhammeringsilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · stillness · whispering · murmuring · hushed tones
jackhammeringbuilding
Enclosed roofed structure
constructing · assembling · cementing · laying bricks · erecting
hammer, hammering, hammered, jackhammer, jackhammers, hammerings, jackhammered