hammering

Etymology

noun

1. 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. A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
3. (slang) 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 April 10, 2011, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport

verb

1. present participle and gerund of hammer