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Definition: Hammering |
HammeringNoun1. The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "hammering" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Mechanical Engineering | The hydraulic shock produced in a pipe due to a sudden change in the flow regime. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A noisy phenomenon due to sustained oscillation of a valve needle on its seat or orifice. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: HammeringSynonyms: hammer (n), pound (n), pounding (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: caulking (mechanical engineering). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Exertion | Labor, work, toil, travail, manual labor, sweat of one's brow, swink, drudgery, slavery, fagging, hammering; limae labor; industry, industriousness, operoseness, operosity. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Hammering |
| English words defined with "hammering": anvil, away ♦ Flange turning, forge, forging ♦ Hammer hardening, Hammer-harden ♦ metalworker ♦ Puddle-bar ♦ Repousse ♦ Smith, smithy, Stonebrearer ♦ To beat out, To turn a flange ♦ weld. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "hammering": 2. wrought iron ♦ BANDING-MACHINE OPERATOR, BED SETTER ♦ cabinet finisher, carpenter, wooden-tank erecting, CORE-CUTTER AND REAMER, CUPBOARD BUILDER ♦ drill-sharpener operator ♦ FITTER II, FORMER, HAND ♦ hammer palsy ♦ INSPECTOR AND TESTER ♦ malleable mineral, MOLD SHEET CLEANER, MUD-MILL TENDER ♦ puddled iron ♦ shear steel, SHOEMAKER, CUSTOM, stone banker ♦ TANK ERECTOR, TOOL DRESSER ♦ UTILITY BAG ASSEMBLER ♦ wrought steel. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "hammering": Slag. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Still hammering away. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Topeka, Kansas. Hammering out a drawbar at the giant steam hammer in the blacksmith shop of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Hammering out a draw bar on the steam drop hammer in the blacksmith shop, Santa Fe R.R. shops, Albuquerque, N[ew] Mex[ico). Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
 | Hammering metal. | | Hammering bell repeating quickly. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Horace Mann | A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on a cold iron. |
| The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold steel. | |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Now that the sun was on the wane some of its impact was gone, and while the air was hot, the hammering rays were weaker |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | In Arcadia, when I was there, I did not see any hammering stone |
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| "Hammering" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 82.13% of the time. "Hammering" is used about 235 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 82.13% | 193 | 22,089 |
| Noun (singular) | 16.6% | 39 | 55,036 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 1.28% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 235 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "hammering": take a hammering. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "hammering": hammering-on. | |
Ending with "hammering": head-hammering, pulse-hammering. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
hammering | 15 |
sheet metal forming hammering | 5 |
hammering water | 3 |
block hammering no | 3 |
hammering hank | 3 |
hammering pipe water | 2 |
hammering metal sheet | 2 |
hammering pipe plumbing | 2 |
hammering living process sacrifice | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "hammering"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | që godit me çekan, goditje me çekan. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | удари от коване на чук, чукане (ratatat, rat-tat), тежък (cumbrous, dense, difficult, distressing, faint, grave, grievous, grinding, hard, heavy, hefty, high, hulking, labored, laborious, laboured, leaden, lumping, lumpish, lumpy, massive, massy, muggy, onerous, painful, plodding, ponderous, robust, rugged, sad, severe, shrewd, sledgehammer, slow, smart, smashing, soggy, solemn, sore, stiff, stodgy, taxing, thorny, tight, tough, traumatic, trying, unwieldy, uphill, weighty), коване, обстрелване (fire, gunning, pelt), зачукване, пердах (dressing down, drubbing, hiding, leathering, licking, lump, paddywhack, punishment, strap-oil, thrashing, toko, towelling, walloping, whacking), изковаване (mintage). (various references) | |
Chinese | "击 (hammered). (various references) | |
Czech | vyklepání, nakládaèka (going-over, thrashing), flastr, bušení kladivem. (various references) | |
Danish | hamring (batter, cockle(cast and float glass), hammer, pipe hammer, wave), ventilslag (needle hammer), stemning (mood). (various references) | |
Dutch | gehamer. (various references) | |
Esperanto | martelado. (various references) | |
Finnish | vasaran kalke (pounding of hammers), kalkutus (clatter, pounding). (various references) | |
French | martelage (hammer), martèlement (needle hammer). (various references) | |
German | hämmernd. (various references) | |
Greek | σφυρηλάτηση (forging, pipe hammer, pounding, to dress). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kalapálás. (various references) | |
Italian | martellamento (needle hammer, tramp). (various references) | |
Korean | 망치로 침. (various references) | |
Manx | tasterys (thrashing, threshing). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ammeringhay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | batedura (beat, blows, flogging, strapping, thrashing, whipping). (various references) | |
Romanian | ciocãniturã (knock, rap). (various references) | |
Russian | стучащий, ковка. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zakucavanje (nailing). (various references) | |
Spanish | martilleo (beat, clatter). (various references) | |
Swedish | hamring (pipe hammer). (various references) | |
Turkish | dövme (basting, battering, beaten, beating, dressing down, forged, hammered, hiding, pound, pounding, swaging, tanning, tattoo, wrought). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | кування (cuckoo, forging, smithing). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tiếng quai búa, sự quai búa, sự nện búa. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Nahum Chapter 2, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai h upostasiV apekalufqh kai auth anebainen kai ai doulai authV hgonto kaqwV peristerai fqeggomenai en kardiaiV autwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et Nineve quasi piscina aquarum aquae eius ipsi vero fugerunt state state et non est qui revertatur |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Nynyue, as the cysterne of waters the waters therof; forsothe thei fledden, sayinge, Stonde ye, stonde ye, and ther is not that shal turne ayein. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the queen is uncovered, she is taken away and her servant-girls are weeping like the sound of doves, hammering on their breasts. |
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| Language | Nahum Chapter 2, Verse 8 |
| Albanian | Ndonëse Ninive i kohëve të kaluara ishte si një rezervuar uji, tani ata ikin. "Ndaluni, ndaluni!", bërtasin, por askush nuk kthehet. |
| Cebuano | Apan ang Ninive gikan pa niadtong karaang panahon sama sa usa ka linaw sa tubig: apan sila nanagpangalagiw. Tindog, tindog, sila naninggit; apan walay usa nga milingi. |
| Chinese | 尼 尼 微 自 古 以 來 充 滿 人 民 、 如 同 聚 水 的 子 ． 現 在 居 民 卻 都 逃 跑 ． 雖 有 人 呼 喊 說 、 站 住 、 站 住 、 卻 無 人 回 顧 。 |
| Croatian | Podižu, u izgnanstvo odvode Gospodaricu, robinjice njene cvile, tuguju kao golubice, u prsa se udaraju. |
| Danish | Herskerinden føres bort i Landflygtigbed med sine Terner; de sukker som kurrende Duer, slår sig for Brystet. |
| Dutch | Nineve is wel als een watervijver, van de dagen af dat zij geweest is, doch zij zullen vluchten. Staat, staat! zal men roepen, maar niemand zal omzien. |
| Finnish | Niinive on ollut kuin vetten täyttämä lammikko päiviensä alusta asti. Nyt ne pakenevat! - "Seis! Seiskää!" Mutta yksikään ei käänny. |
| German | Denn Ninive ist wie ein Teich voll Wasser von jeher; aber dasselbe wird verfließen müssen. "Stehet, stehet!" werden sie rufen; aber da wird sich niemand umwenden. |
| Haitian Creole | Tankou yon gwo basen plen dlo ki pete, moun yo ap kouri soti lavil Niniv. Y'ap di yo: Rete non! Rete non! Men, yonn pa vire tounen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Rakyat Niniwe lari menghambur, seperti air keluar dari tanggul yang gugur. Ada teriakan, "Berhenti, berhenti!" tetapi tak ada yang mau kembali. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bahwa adalah Ninewe itu seperti telaga air mulai dari pada hari jadinya; lihatlah bagaimana lari semuanya. Kata orang: Berhentilah, berdiri! Tetapi seorangpun tiada yang menoleh. |
| Italian | La regina è condotta in esilio, le sue ancelle gemono come con voce di colombe percuotendosi il petto. |
| Maori | Ko Ninewe ia, ko tona rite mai onamata, kei te puna wai: heoi ka tahuti ratou; ka karanga, E tu, e tu; heoi e kore tetahi e titiro whakamuri. |
| Portuguese | Nínive desde que existe tem sido como um tanque de águas; elas, porém, fogem agora: parai, parai, clama-se; mas ninguém olhara para trás. |
| Rumanian | Ninive era odinioarq ca un iaz plin. de apq... Dar iatq -i cq fug!... ,,Stayi! Stayi! Opriyi-vq!... Dar nici unul nu se kntoarce...`` |
| Russian | оЙОЕЧЙС УП ЧТЕНЕОЙ УХЭЕУФЧПЧБОЙС УЧПЕЗП 'ЩМБ ЛБЛ ТХ", ПМОЩК ЧП"ПА, Б ПОЙ 'ЕЗХФ. `уФПКФЕ, УФПКФЕ!` оП ОЙЛФП ОЕ ПЗМС"ЩЧБЕФУС. |
| Spanish | Nínive ha sido, desde tiempos antiguos, como un estanque de aguas; pero ahora éstas huyen. "¡Deteneos, deteneos!" Pero nadie vuelve atrás. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "hammering": jackhammering, rehammering, sledgehammering. (additional references) | |
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"Hammering" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: hemmeling. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "hammering" (pronounced ha"mering) |
| 5 | -a" m er i ng | clamoring. |
| 4 | -m er i ng | glimmering, murmuring, shimmering, simmering. |
| 3 | -er i ng | answering, administering, altering, anchoring, angering, auguring, backfiring, badgering, bantering, bartering, battering, belaboring, beleaguering, bettering, bewildering, bickering, blistering, blundering, blustering, bolstering, bordering, bothering, brokering, butchering, capturing, catering, censoring, centering, chartering, chattering, clobbering, clustering, cluttering, coloring, configuring, conjuring, conquering, considering, cornering, countering, covering, cowering, culturing, deciphering, delivering, desiring, devouring, diapering, dickering, differing, discovering, disfavoring, disfiguring, dismembering, dithering, doctoring, doddering, embroidering, empowering, encountering, endangering, endeavoring, entering, factoring, faltering, fathering, favoring, feathering, featuring, festering, figuring, filibustering, filtering, fingering, flattering, flavoring, flickering, floundering, flowering, fluttering, fostering, foundering, fracturing, frittering, furthering, garnering, gathering, gerrymandering, gesturing, glittering, glowering, grandfathering, guttering, hampering, hankering, harboring, hectoring, hindering, hollering, honoring, hovering, hungering, hunkering, injuring, inquiring, laboring, laundering, lawyering, layering, lecturing, lettering, levering, lingering, littering, loitering, lowering, lumbering, majoring, maneuvering, manufacturing, massacring, mastering, maundering, meandering, measuring, mentoring, metering, minoring, mirroring, mitering, mongering, monitoring, mothering, motoring, murdering, mustering, muttering, nattering, neighboring, neutering, nonmanufacturing, numbering, nurturing, offering, ordering, outnumbering, pampering, pandering, papering, partnering, peppering, perjuring, pestering, petering, philandering, picturing, pilfering, plastering, plundering, pondering, posturing, powdering, powering, pressuring, proffering, prospering, puncturing, puttering, quivering, recapturing, reconsidering, recovering, rediscovering, reentering, registering, rejiggering, remembering, rendering, reoffering, reordering, requiring, restructuring, rewiring, rupturing, savoring, scampering, scattering, scouring, sculpturing, sequestering, severing, shattering, sheltering, shivering, shouldering, showering, shuddering, shuttering, slaughtering, slithering, slobbering, slumbering, smattering, smoldering, smothering, snickering, sobering, soldering, soldiering, souring, spattering, spiering, splintering, sponsoring, sputtering, squandering, staggering, structuring, stuttering, suffering, surrendering, swaggering, sweltering, tailoring, tampering, tapering, teetering, tempering, tendering, thundering, tinkering, torturing, tottering, towering, transpiring, triggering, tutoring, uncovering, unflattering, unwavering, ushering, uttering, venturing, wagering, wallpapering, wandering, warmongering, watering, wavering, weathering, whimpering, whispering, withering, wondering, Wuthering, zippering. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-g-h-i-m-m-n-r" | |
-2 letters: gammier, germina, hammier, hamming, harmine, harming, hearing, hemming, mangier, ramming, reaming. | |
-3 letters: airmen, ammine, arming, earing, engram, enigma, gainer, gamier, gamine, gammer, german, gramme, haeing, haemin, hammer, hanger, haring, harmin, hegari, hegira, hermai, hernia, hinger, imager, immane, maigre, maihem, maimer, manger, margin, marine, megrim, menhir, merman, mirage, nigher, ragmen, reagin, regain, regina. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-g-h-i-m-m-n-r" | |
+2 letters: rehammering. | |
+4 letters: jackhammering, mimeographing. | |
+5 letters: metamorphosing, thermomagnetic. | |
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