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hammering

 noun
     
ham‧mer‧ing [singular, uncountable]
1

take a hammering/be given a hammering

to be attacked or defeated very severely:
The city took a real hammering during the war.
2 the sound of someone hitting something with a hammer or with their hands:
There was a loud hammering at the door.
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