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- [bat-er]
- /ˈbæt ər/
- /ˈbæt.ər.ɪŋ/
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- [bat-er]
- /ˈbæt ər/
Definitions of battering word
- countable noun battering If something takes a battering, it suffers very badly as a result of a particular event or action. 3
- noun battering the act or practice of battering someone 3
- noun battering (in combination) 3
- verb with object battering to coat with batter. 1
- verb without object battering (of the face of a wall or the like) to slope backward and upward. 1
- noun battering a backward and upward slope of the face of a wall or the like. 1
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Origin of battering
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English bateren, probably < Middle French, Old French batre to beat (see bate2), with the infinitive ending identified with -er6; compare Anglo-French baterer
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Parts of speech for Battering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
battering popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
battering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for battering
noun battering
- pounding — Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- beating — If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
- buffeting — response of an aircraft structure to buffet, esp an irregular oscillation of the tail
- pummeling — to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- lashing — the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
adjective battering
- wrecking — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
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