hammering

noun

process of striking metal with a hammer or other instrument in order to create a vessel or other shape, or to create decoration

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 dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
A heavy defeat.
“Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure”