"beat at sth" in German to beat at sth. gegen/auf etw. heftig klopfen hämmern Detailed translations for "beat at sth" to beat at sth. to beat at sth.(also: to pound against sth., to thump sth.) gegen/auf etw. heftig klopfen to beat at sth.(also: to pound against sth., to thump sth.) hämmern{intransitive verb}