1. the act of striking repeatedly with a hammer or similar tool
2. a continuous loud noise or sound resembling repeated hammer blows

1. to strike repeatedly with a hammer or with force
2. to work hard and persistently at something; to emphasize or repeat insistently
Usage: often followed by 'at' or 'away at'

1. characterized by loud, repeated striking sounds

Examples

• The sound of hammering echoed through the construction site all morning.
• She was hammering nails into the wall to hang the picture frame.
• He kept hammering away at the problem until he found a solution.
• The hammering rain beat down on the roof during the storm.
• The carpenter's hammering woke up the entire neighborhood.
• They were hammering out the details of the contract in the meeting.
• I could hear the hammering of my heart as I waited for the results.