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battering
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
battering
(noun)
battering ram
(noun)
batter
(verb)
batter
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battering
/
ˈ
bætɚrɪŋ/
noun
battering
/
ˈ
bætɚrɪŋ/
noun
Learner's definition of BATTERING
[
singular
]
:
an attack in which someone is badly injured by being hit many times
The victim suffered a vicious
battering
.
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often used figuratively
The party is expected to
take a battering
[=to do very poorly] in the upcoming election.
markets that have recently
taken a battering
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