Synonyms for hammering

Most common

pound · pounding

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A period of being beaten or hammered.

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

Forms

Plural

hammerings → poundings, pounds…

Example sentences

• pound An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.
• pounding As soon as he sees her, his heart starts pounding.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

pound¹

8 letters

pounding²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pounding² = 2 syllables).