How to Pronounce "hammer"
word
/ˈhæmɝ/
HA-mur
/hˈæmɐ/
HA-muh
Definition
A hammer is a tool with a heavy head on a handle, used especially for hitting nails into wood or breaking things. As a verb, it means to hit something hard many times with a hammer or with a similar force.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈhæmɝ/
British English
/hˈæmɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HA-mur
UK
HA-muh
Listen in Context
I need a hammer to hang this picture.
He hit the nail with a hammer.
Don't hammer the box open.
The neighbors were hammering all morning, so I couldn't sleep.