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Noun

A period of being beaten or hammered

A forceful collision of two things

A sound caused by a blow, typically sudden and short

The act or sensation of throbbing

Present participle for to hit, strike or knock something forcefully

Present participle for to form or forge with a hammer

Present participle for to inculcate or impress something forcefully or repeatedly

Present participle for to attack or criticize forcefully and relentlessly

Present participle for to utterly defeat in a game or contest

(hammer away) Present participle for to persevere with a task or endeavor

Present participle for to beat or throb with a strong regular rhythm

Present participle for to make an unusually great effort

Present participle for make or shape by cutting a hard material such as wood

Present participle for to move somewhere in a slow and steady way

Present participle for stutter in speech

Present participle for to affix or impress a pattern or mark on a surface, object, document, or figuratively in one's mind

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Noun

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A period of being beaten or hammered

pummelling^UK

pummeled^US

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

pulverizing^US

pulverising^UK

offense^US

offence^UK

totaling^US

totalling^UK

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Noun

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A forceful collision of two things

pummeled^US

pummelling^UK

road traffic accident

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Noun

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A sound caused by a blow, typically sudden and short

clangour^UK

clangor^US

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Noun

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The act or sensation of throbbing

meter^US

metre^UK

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Adjective

Thumping or banging

Adjective

Falling with force

Verb

Present participle for to hit, strike or knock something forcefully

pummelling^UK

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

letting someone have it

beating the living daylights out of

caning

raining blows on

knocking into the middle of next week

giving someone a hiding

giving someone a good hiding

giving someone a beating

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a good beating

giving someone a good drubbing

pulverizing^US

pulverising^UK

giving someone a hot bottom

levelling^UK

leveling^US

socking it to someone

warming someone's seat

dusting someone's britches

boxing someone's ears

propelling

running

giving a hiding

striking with a stick

terrorizing^US

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

terrorising^UK

putting in the hospital

jumping down one's throat

assaulting physically

coming into collision with

making black and blue

discoloring^US

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“In shirtsleeves, hunched against the wind, I hammer repeatedly on the neighbor's back door.”

Verb

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Present participle for to form or forge with a hammer

forging

molding^US

moulding^UK

modeling^US

modelling^UK

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

bringing into existence

organizing^US

catalyzing^US

catalysing^UK

organising^UK

starting the ball rolling

kicking something off

realising^UK

realizing^US

laboring^US

labouring^UK

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“A skilled person can hammer the iron into almost any desired shape.”

Verb

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Present participle for to inculcate or impress something forcefully or repeatedly

teaching repeatedly to

teaching over and over again

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“Hammer it into him that he must remember he can do nothing without party support.”

Verb

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Present participle for to attack or criticize forcefully and relentlessly

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

pummelling^UK

hauling over the coals

giving someone a roasting

throwing brickbats at

taking to pieces

fulminating against

casting aspersions on

giving someone a rocket

giving someone a rollicking

giving a bad press to

belaboring^US

giving someone a dressing-down

assailing

belabouring^UK

rapping over the knuckles

impugning

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone an earful

potshotting

giving someone what for

letting someone have it

rowing

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone a wigging

giving someone a row

giving someone a rating

giving someone a caning

giving someone a bad press

giving someone some stick

raking over the coals

scorching

doing a hatchet job on

giving something a battering

anathematizing

vilipending

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

giving something a bad press

libeling^US

libelling^UK

jumping down one's throat

slapping someone's wrist

dragging through the mud

caviling^US

zapping

cavilling^UK

skinning

doing down

passing strictures upon

going for the jugular

taking down

picking at

laying down the law

calling on the carpet

taking someone to task

bringing into disrepute

griping about

giving someone bondi

criticizing harshly

sullying the reputation of

blackening the reputation of

blackening the name of

conducting a smear campaign against

penalizing^US

penalising^UK

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

bringing someone to book

rapping someone over the knuckles

taking to the woodshed

giving a tongue-lashing

jumping down someone's throat

piling in

reviewing unfavorably

calling over the coals

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

slapping someone on the wrist

rapping across the knuckles

having words

severely reprimanding

dishonoring^US

criticizing hatefully

shouting at

giving one hell

eating out

giving someone a carpeting

coming down on like a ton of bricks

pointing the finger at

laying on

calling to task

expressing disapproval of

sending someone away with a flea in his

giving a piece of one's mind

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

holding someone responsible

framing

naming

adjudging

holding someone to blame

having someone on the carpet

taking exception to

taking a dim view of

running something down

minimizing^US

demonizing^US

minimising^UK

demonising^UK

dragging over the coals

rapping someone the knuckles

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

raising objections to

attributing

making a fuss about

complaining vociferously about

taking down a peg

taking a stand against

preferring charges against

laying charges against

protesting strongly at

making a protest against

complaining bitterly about

disagreeing violently with

going on about

frowning upon

telling a thing or two

accusing of

arraigning for

bringing charges against

making a stand against

prosecuting for

trying

impeaching for

bringing to trial for

pointing the finger

putting up a fight against

filing charges against

taking to court for

making accusations about

pointing a finger at

putting on trial for

reprimanding severely

satirizing^US

counselling^UK

counseling^US

satirising^UK

rapping someone's knuckles

giving somebody a piece of one's mind

giving tongue-lashing

gluing^US

glueing^UK

selling short

tearing someone a new one

giving someone a telling off

taking somebody to task

meting out punishment to

teaching someone a lesson

picking on

bringing to account

holding forth against

marginalising^UK

presenting

expressing strong disapproval of

marking down

taking away

sticking it to

expressing disapprobation

expressing disapprobation of

thinking badly of

talking something down

bringing a charge against

holding at fault

bringing a case against

shooting full of holes

expressing a poor opinion of

zinging

disfavouring

remonstrating against

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

taking great exception to

assigning liability to

serving with a summons

facing with charges

considering guilty of

laying a guilt trip on

sermonising^UK

sermonizing^US

delivering a tirade to

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“Health professionals are mobilizing to condemn the government and hammer the ineffectual minister.”

Verb

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Present participle for to utterly defeat in a game or contest

bringing someone to their knees

giving someone a drubbing

running rings around

taking to the cleaners

turning something inside out

blowing out of the water

wiping the floor with

pulverizing^US

pulverising^UK

getting the better of

burying

smoking

winning a resounding victory over

giving someone a pasting

giving someone a hiding

gaining a victory over

running circles around

pummelling^UK

getting the upper hand

gaining ascendancy over

levelling^UK

leveling^US

knocking the stuffing out of

mopping up

taking apart

gaining the advantage over

throwing back in confusion

putting in their place

bringing to their knees

tyrannizing^US

colonizing^US

colonising^UK

tyrannising^UK

gaining the upper hand over

getting the upper hand over

kicking around

holding sway over

keeping under thumb

bringing under the yoke

reeling back in

holding sway

running roughshod over

winning a victory over

defeating someone heavily

putting the kibosh on

vaporizing^US

vaporising^UK

going one better than

bringing about the downfall of

throwing a spanner in the works of

sealing the doom of

putting the skids under

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

taking someone's life

carrying off

moving in for the kill

ruling with an iron hand

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

sending to the gas chambers

wiping from the face of the earth

annulling

wiping off the map

negating

wiping off the face of the earth

bringing to screeching halt

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“Everybody knew the pros were going to hammer the amateurs anyway.”

Verb

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(hammer away) Present participle for to persevere with a task or endeavor

“The opposition continued to hammer away with allegations of corruption despite a clear lack of support.”

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Present participle for to beat or throb with a strong regular rhythm

exhibiting arrhythmia

moving back and forth

weaving

moving from side to side

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Present participle for to make an unusually great effort

straining

striving

struggling

laboring^US

labouring^UK

endeavoring^US

ploughing^UK

plowing^US

plugging

tugging

trying hard

making a great effort

making an all-out effort

banging away

beavering away

digging away

driving oneself to the limit

giving it your all

giving it your best shot

going all out

killing oneself

knocking yourself out

leaning over backwards

making a supreme effort

pegging away

pulling out all the stops

trying very hard

bearing down

bending over backwards

going for it

making every effort

pushing oneself to the limit

rupturing yourself

sparing no effort

straining every nerve

keeping your nose to the grindstone

plugging away

keeping nose to grindstone

working like a Trojan

falling over backwards

working day and night

plodding away

moving heaven and earth

keeping your head down

working your fingers to the bone

giving it one's best shot

hammering away

buckling down

breaking your neck

putting one's back into something

doing your utmost

working one's fingers to the bone

giving one's all

working oneself to the bone

leaving no stone unturned

putting one's back into it

having a crack at

carrying on

going hard

burning the candle at both ends

going hammer and tongs

dragging yourself

working like a slave

ploughing through

working one's socks off

keeping one's nose to the grindstone

grovelling^UK

groveling^US

breaking one's back

having a shot at

having a swing at

keeping one's head down

making a run at

having one's nose to grindstone

campaigning

withstanding

pegging

working your guts out

working fingers to bone

digging in

acquiting yourself

pitching in

working one's guts out

going the whole nine yards

putting up a fight against

going to war

pegging away at

applying yourself to

working one's butt off

jumping through hoops

trying for

having a go at

having a stab at

going for the jugular

trying as hard as one can

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Verb

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Present participle for make or shape by cutting a hard material such as wood

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

forming

modelling^UK

modeling^US

Verb

Present participle for to move somewhere in a slow and steady way

travelling^UK

traveling^US

Verb

Present participle for stutter in speech

Verb

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Present participle for to affix or impress a pattern or mark on a surface, object, document, or figuratively in one's mind

labelling^UK

labeling^US

molding^US

moulding^UK

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