hammering
nounUK /ˈhæm.ər.ɪŋ/
US /ˈhæm.ɚ.ɪŋ/
The act of hitting something again and again with a hammer.
The loud hammering from the construction site woke us up early.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A very bad defeat in a game or contest.
Our team took a hammering in the final match.
3. Strong and repeated criticism.
The new policy came under heavy hammering from the press.
4. The sound of repeated hard hits.
I could hear the hammering of rain on the roof.