hammering

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A period of being beaten or hammered.

   “Repeated hammerings by the smith thin the metal and make it tough.”

   “Hearing a hammering on the door, I ran downstairs to open it.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
3. (countable, slang, uncountable)A heavy defeat.

   “Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of hammer