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Meanings of hammered in English

Spanish
martilleo

Process of striking metal with a hammer or other instrument in order to create a vessel or other shape, or to create decoration.

martilleo
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Examples for "hammering"
Examples for "hammering"
1
At year end, the opposition was still hammering the Government over it.
Radio NZ
2
This is similar to the case currently hammering confidence in Deutsche Bank.
The Guardian
3
A great match, a hammering, a humiliation, said the cover of Sport.
The Guardian
4
Having survived, West Ham made sure to punish with Cresswell hammering home.
The Guardian
5
A mid-summer hammering in the local elections concentrated minds within both parties.
The Irish Times
Usage of hammered in English
1
Values like hunger, desire, work rate, competing are hammered home every day.
The Guardian
2
The part I hammered away most at began to come clear, however.
My Name is Legion
3
He groped on the dusty floor; the veins in his forehead hammered.
Maurice Guest
4
How this would work in practice still needs to be hammered out.
Reuters
5
South Africa South Africa were hammered in the first Test at Lord's.
The South African
6
On they flew; his body hammered the saddle; his breath came sobbingly.
Australia Felix
7
How this would work in practise still needs to be hammered out.
Reuters
8
Slowing economic growth over the past three years has hammered household incomes.
Reuters
9
Ryley Jacks Comment: No changes from the side that hammered the Raiders.
News.com.au
10
The poignancy of Clinton's comment would be hammered home all too soon.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
11
Or maybe Google just hasn't hammered out an exact carrier deal yet.
Wired
12
The year before that Clare hammered them, and Limerick lost a manager.
The Irish Times
13
The attacks combined with advisories have hammered the once-vibrant coastal tourist industry.
Reuters
14
Electronic retailers are being hammered by competition, while developers are already expensive.
Reuters
15
The slow blood burned in Adam's face and hammered in his pulses.
The Desert and the Sown
16
My heart hammered in my chest; the letter shook between my fingertips.
The distant hours
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Hammered through the time
Hammered across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
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