HAMMERING Synonyms: 275 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in pounding

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hammering

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verb

present participle of hammer

as in drawing

to shape with a hammer medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs

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as in hitting

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner hammer a nail hammered the ball for a home run

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as in licking

to strike repeatedly tried hammering the door to wake them up the crops were hammered with hail

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as in scolding

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings the critics have long been hammering the stage actress for resorting to the same mixed bag of mannerisms over and over

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Recent Examples of hammering

Noun

That's the part worth hammering, not that Nike is greedy or calculating. —

Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 The tap-tap-tap hammering up and down my spine and around my shoulder blades actually soothed me nearly to sleep. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 In non-CinemaCon news, the looksmaxx influencer managed to unite the internets in mocking his dew-eyed meltdown and interview walk-off over being asked modestly difficult questions about his reputation (instead of being asked, say, which moisturizer is best for post-jaw hammering). —

James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026 Every golfer knows the feeling — standing over a shot that matters, heart hammering, hands fighting to stay steady. —

Ryan Brennan april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026 An abduction sequence ties the audience’s nerves in knots with cinematographer Isaac Bauman’s athletic tracking shot loping up the stairs to Margot’s apartment accompanied by Gavin Brivik’s pulse-hammering score. —

Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Yes, Super Mario Galaxy Movie will have all the hammering power of Imax and PLF screens. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026 Ronnie Moyers heard the bird hammering in the woods one morning in late February, several weeks before the species usually shows up in Virginia’s western highlands. —

Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2026 But the midfielder may get the chance to assist his team’s daunting assignment in overhauling their first-leg 6-1 hammering by Bayern in Munich. —

Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026

Verb

Bolton took The Associated Press through the exhibit late last week as a huge team of installers was busy hammering, nailing, posing and otherwise adjusting the 400 items on display. —

Jocelyn Noveck, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026 Instead of simply being bogged down and hammering on each other's positions, the reaction of both sides was to embrace military drones of various sizes to spy on or attack the enemy. —

David Szondy may 02, New Atlas, 2 May 2026 Korda followed by hammering a 3-wood to just short of the green for a simple up-and-down for birdie. —

ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026 Workers and technicians are hammering away in preparation for the return of Blue Man Group to Orlando, right down to the placement and pounding of PVC pipes, one of the ensemble’s distinctive musical instruments. —

Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 The clips are exactly the kind of thing that stops a scroll — a tiny horse hammering away at piano keys while a kid in a hospital bed lights up. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 Different kinds of worries about AI have been hammering software companies, centered on the risk that their businesses may become obsolete. —

Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 This time, the sound of hammering rain told her that trouble was coming. —

Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Beehiiv is attempting to cut into Substack’s large creator base by hammering the point that its flat-fee model can be more favorable to certain people. —

Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammering

Noun

Another popular belief is that the pounding of the raindrops on the ground mimics the sound of moles hunting for food, and the worms flee to escape being on the mole’s menu.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Russia’s relentless pounding of urban areas behind the front line following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago has killed thousands of civilians.

— Serra Yedikardes, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026