how to pronounce hammered

/ˈhæmɚd/

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hammered is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of hammered in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… hunks of raw life hammered into words …”

meanings of hammered

adjective:

Very drunk; inebriated.
Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of hammer.

hammered frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word hammered occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.