Meaning of hammering In English

• 0 an occasion when someone is defeated completely:

  • You should have seen the hammering I gave her in the second game.

  • Both countries took a tremendous hammering in the war.

• 1 strong criticism:

  • Store cards have taken a hammering in recent years because of their high interest rates.

• 2 to decrease suddenly and by a large amount in price or value:

  • Profits will take a hammering when cheap copycat products come on to the market.