hammering at

Frequency: 6.89.2 per million words

Indicates the target of the hammering action, often a door or window.

hammeringhammering + PREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • There was a loud hammering at the front door late at night.
  • The police began hammering at the door, demanding entry.
  • I could hear someone hammering at the window during the storm.
  • The angry crowd started hammering at the gates of the building.
  • She woke up to the sound of hammering at her bedroom door.
  • The desperate man was hammering at the locked door, trying to escape.
  • Neighbors complained about the constant hammering at the walls.
  • There's been incessant hammering at the door for the past ten minutes.
  • The wind was so strong it sounded like hammering at the shutters.
  • He kept hammering at the door until someone finally answered.