: a hammer with a typically barrel-shaped head: such as
a
: a tool with a large head for driving another tool or for striking a surface without marring it
b
: a long-handled wooden implement used for striking a ball (as in polo or croquet)
c
: a light hammer with a small rounded or spherical usually padded head used in playing certain musical instruments (such as a vibraphone)
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Crush into fine crumbs with a rolling pin or meat mallet.
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Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
Or place in sturdy zipper-style bag and pound with mallet or bottom of a saucepan until coarsely ground.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 6 Oct. 2025
That final phase of gravitational wave emission is known as the ringdown phase because of its similarity to what happens to a bell when it’s struck with a mallet, clapper, or a jacquemart.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
They’re placed on or next to the body and struck with a mallet to release a calming vibration and mellifluous tone that eases muscles, sparking an immediately soothing effect on the nervous system and improving synaptic responses in the brain.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
Or place in sturdy zipper-style bag and pound with mallet or bottom of a saucepan until coarsely ground.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 6 Oct. 2025
That final phase of gravitational wave emission is known as the ringdown phase because of its similarity to what happens to a bell when it’s struck with a mallet, clapper, or a jacquemart.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
They’re placed on or next to the body and struck with a mallet to release a calming vibration and mellifluous tone that eases muscles, sparking an immediately soothing effect on the nervous system and improving synaptic responses in the brain.
—Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mallet
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“Mallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mallet. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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mallet
noun
mal·let
ˈmal-ət 
: a hammer usually with a barrel-shaped head: as
a
: one with a large head used for driving a tool (as a chisel) or for striking a surface without damaging it
b
: a club for striking a ball (as in croquet or polo)
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