📖 Definitions of "Battering"
- 1
To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
"The firemen battered down the door."
- 2
To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
"I prefer it when they batter the cod with breadcrumbs."
- 3
To defeat soundly; to thrash.
"Leeds United battered Charlton 7-0."
- 4
(usually in the passive) To intoxicate.
"I was battered last night on our pub crawl."
- 1
To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
- 1
A heavy beating
- 2
A large defeat
🔄 Synonyms of "Battering"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bangingnoun | (slang) Excellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Battering"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bangingnoun | (slang) Excellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great. |
| beatingnoun | The pulsation of the heart. |
| whippingnoun | (uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream to produce whipped cream. |
| mistreatmentnoun | Cruel, abusive, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (or rarely an object). |
| maltreatmentnoun | Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment. |
| ill-treatmentnoun | bad, unkind or abusive treatment |
| abusenoun | Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. |
| wifenoun | A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse. |
| ramsnoun | (card games) A French trick-taking card game related to nap and loo. |
| ramnoun | (zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated. |
| abusesnoun | Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. |
| abusingverb | Capable of being abused. |
| assaultingverb | (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail. |
| beatingsnoun | The pulsation of the heart. |
| injuriesnoun | Damage to the body of a living thing. |
| thrashingnoun | Action of the verb to thrash. |
| pummelingnoun | A beating. |
| pummellingnoun | A beating. |
| lambastingverb | A harsh reprimand. |
| thumpingnoun | A dull, heavy sound. |
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