Thesaurus / hammer away at
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synonyms for hammer away at
- apply
- establish
- fixate
- focus
- intensify
- put
- settle
- attend
- center
- contemplate
- examine
- hammer
- meditate
- muse
- need
- peruse
- ponder
- rivet
- ruminate
- scrutinize
- set
- study
- sweat
- weigh
- be engrossed in
- bring to bear
- brood over
- consider closely
- crack one's brains
- direct attention
- fix attention
- focus attention
- get on the beam
- give attention
- head trip
- knuckle down
- occupy thoughts
- pour it on
- put mind to
- rack one's brains
- think hard
- answer
- bicker
- consider
- contest
- deliberate
- oppose
- question
- wrangle
- agitate
- altercate
- bandy
- canvass
- cogitate
- confab
- confute
- contend
- controvert
- demonstrate
- differ
- disprove
- dispute
- hassle
- moot
- pettifog
- prove
- reason
- rebut
- refute
- rehash
- bump heads
- chew the fat
- cross swords
- discept
- hash over
- have at it
- kick around
- knock around
- lock horns
- pick a bone
- put up argument
- set to
- talk back
- talk game
- thrash out
- toss around
- consider
- consult
- contemplate
- mull over
- ponder
- reflect
- weigh
- argue
- cerebrate
- cogitate
- debate
- excogitate
- judge
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- reason
- revolve
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- ruminate
- speculate
- study
- bat it around
- chew over
- kick around
- knock around
- pour it on
- put on thinking cap
- rack brains
- run up a flagpole
- stew over
- sweat over
- talk over
- turn over
- contemplate
- deliberate
- examine
- ponder
- weigh
- chaw
- consider
- delay
- figure
- linger
- meditate
- moon
- procrastinate
- reflect
- review
- revolve
- ruminate
- study
- woolgather
- brood over
- muse on
- pore over
- rack one's brains
- stew over
- sweat over
- think over
- turn over
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How to use hammer away at in a sentence
It was a decayed house of superb proportions, but of a fashion long passed away.
CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANUShe walked away toward another door, which was masked with a curtain that she lifted.
CONFIDENCEHENRY JAMESIf you throw away this chance, you will both richly deserve to be hanged, as I sincerely trust you will be.
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, V. 2(OF 2)CHARLES DICKENSThe bear laughed and joined his companion, and the torpedo thundered away.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKENevertheless the evening and the night passed away without incident.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSBits of paper blew aimlessly about, wafted by a little, feverish breeze, which rose in spasms and died away.
BELLA DONNAROBERT HICHENSTurn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSThe pig family did not know when Squinty would be taken away from them, and all they could do was to wait.
SQUINTY THE COMICAL PIGRICHARD BARNUMThe young man from far away had not, so far as he knew, either enemies or friends at Monte Carlo.
ROSEMARY IN SEARCH OF A FATHERC. N. WILLIAMSONThe lovers got up, with only a silent protest, and walked slowly away somewhere else.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINWORDS RELATED TO HAMMER AWAY AT
- apply
- attend
- be engrossed in
- bring to bear
- brood over
- center
- consider closely
- contemplate
- crack one's brains
- direct attention
- establish
- examine
- fix attention
- fixate
- focus
- focus attention
- get on the beam
- give attention
- hammer
- hammer away at
- head trip
- intensify
- knuckle down
- meditate
- muse
- need
- occupy thoughts
- peruse
- ponder
- pour it on
- put
- put mind to
- rack one's brains
- rivet
- ruminate
- scrutinize
- set
- settle
- study
- sweat
- think hard
- weigh
- agitate
- altercate
- answer
- bandy
- bicker
- bump heads
- canvass
- chew the fat
- cogitate
- confab
- confute
- consider
- contend
- contest
- controvert
- cross swords
- deliberate
- demonstrate
- differ
- discept
- disprove
- dispute
- hammer away at
- hash over
- hassle
- have at it
- kick around
- knock around
- lock horns
- moot
- oppose
- pettifog
- pick a bone
- prove
- put up argument
- question
- reason
- rebut
- refute
- rehash
- set to
- talk back
- talk game
- thrash out
- toss around
- wrangle
- agitating
- altercating
- answering
- bandying
- bickering
- bumping heads
- canvassing
- chewing the fat
- cogitating
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- confuting
- considering
- contending
- contesting
- controverting
- crossing swords
- deliberating
- demonstrating
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- hash over
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- picking a bone
- proving
- putting up argument
- questioning
- reasoning
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- refuting
- rehashing
- setting to
- talk game
- talking back
- thrashing out
- tossing around
- wrangling
- argue
- bat it around
- cerebrate
- chew over
- cogitate
- consider
- consult
- contemplate
- debate
- excogitate
- hammer away at
- judge
- kick around
- knock around
- meditate
- mull over
- muse
- ponder
- pour it on
- put on thinking cap
- rack brains
- reason
- reflect
- revolve
- roll
- ruminate
- run up a flagpole
- speculate
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- cerebrated
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- considered
- consulted
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- debated
- excogitated
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- judged
- kicked around
- knocked around
- meditated
- mull over
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- poured it on
- put on thinking cap
- racked brains
- ran up a flagpole
- reasoned
- reflected
- revolved
- rolled
- ruminated
- speculated
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- talked over
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- weighed
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- bats it around
- cerebrates
- chews over
- cogitates
- considers
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- contemplates
- debates
- excogitates
- hammers away at
- judges
- kicks around
- knocks around
- meditates
- mull over
- muses
- ponders
- pours it on
- puts on thinking cap
- racks brains
- reasons
- reflects
- revolves
- rolls
- ruminates
- runs up a flagpole
- speculates
- stew over
- studies
- sweats over
- talks over
- turns over
- weighs
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