hack at

hack (away) at someone or something

to chop at someone or something continuously. The brutal murderer hacked away at his victim. The woodchopper hacked at the tree and finally got it down.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Camellia	kə-MEEL-ee-ə, kə-MEL-ee-ə	English (Rare)
Viking	VEE-king (Swedish), VEE-keeng (Finnish)	Swedish, Finnish
Alysha	ə-LEE-shə	English (Modern)
Akemi	ah-ke-mee	Japanese
Mujo	-	Bosnian
Stigr	-	Ancient Scandinavian