hammering

Noun

(plural hammerings)

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.
A heavy defeat

Verb

Present participle of hammer.

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"Wait!" cried Dolokhov, hammering with the bottle on the window sill to attract attention.
She looked up at Sasha, her heart hammering under his hungry look.
Sofia's words freed them from deep within his mind, and Dusty's hammering at the facts made it impossible for him to silence them as he wanted to.
She crawled on her knees to Toby, heart hammering and hands shaking as she rolled him onto his back.
Heart hammering, she rose, took a deep breath, and waded into the warm water.

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