单词	battering
释义	battering noun bat·​ter·​ing ˈba-tə-riŋ  1 : violent physical abuse that usually involves the act of striking someone repeatedly or heavily in order to cause injury Feminists turned violence against women, previously a well-kept secret, into a public political issue; made rape, incest, battering and sexual harassment understood as crimes; and got public funding for shelters for battered women. The Nation 2 : a damaging experience or situation : an injury, setback, or defeat That was the year Canada rebounded from a 28–4 battering in the round-robin to beat the U.S. 17–16 in the championship final … Bob Kravitz While her confidence took a battering [=was damaged], she kept a game face throughout the season. Sally Bedell Smith Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web William Bagwell, 30, was arrested in August in connection with domestic battering, but prosecutors decided recently not to file charges against him. Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 20 July 2022 Egyptian tourism was badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and took a fresh battering because of Russia's war in Ukraine, with citizens of both countries comprising a big chunk of visitors to Egypt. Hatem Maher, ABC News, 30 May 2022 Joshua Luman, 34, was charged on June 19 with aggravated assault on a family or household member, a class D felony, and third-degree domestic battering, a class A misdemeanor. Arkansas Online, 20 July 2022 He was arrested Monday in connection with domestic battering. Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2022 He was arrested Monday in connection with domestic battering. Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2022 He was arrested Monday in connection with domestic battering. Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2022 In courting voters, Macron has economic successes to point to: The French economy is rebounding faster than expected from the battering of COVID-19, with a 2021 growth rate of 7%, the highest since 1969. John Leicester, ajc, 9 Apr. 2022 He was arrested Monday in connection with domestic battering. Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing battering take a battering battering ram took a battering take a battering battering ram took a battering battering 1 of 2 noun as in hammering Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hammering pounding pummeling thrashing bludgeoning pummelling bashing licking clobbering blow lambasting thump hit knock slap punch buffet encounter rap contact wallop meeting impact jolt shock collision touch concussion slam impingement bump crash jounce kick strike smash jar battering 2 of 2 verb present participle of batter 1 as in pounding to strike repeatedly children battered the piñata until it broke open Synonyms & Similar Words pounding lashing licking beating whipping pelting hiding knocking hitting attacking assaulting slapping pummeling doing mauling punching slamming smashing thumping hammering batting buffeting spanking bashing thrashing chopping bludgeoning walloping pummelling storming drubbing smacking flogging paddling raiding belting slogging whacking slating lathering clubbing boxing lambasting wounding tanning switching whopping whupping whaling currying punching out cracking swiping threshing fibbing working over birching tromping basting whapping clobbering assailing lacing belaboring thwacking pommeling swatting rushing beating up on socking pommelling strapping cudgeling cuffing clouting flagellating pasting besetting bunging up busting cudgelling lacerating scourging caning whomping whamming lamming roughing (up) goring leathering pistol-whipping mangling horsewhipping maiming laying on messing (up) mutilating blackjacking cowhiding rawhiding descending (on or upon) fustigating pouncing (on or upon) jumping (on) 2 as in bombing to use bombs or artillery against planes battered the city for weeks Synonyms & Similar Words bombing attacking bombarding pounding shelling ravaging blitzing cannonading assaulting raking hitting enfilading blitzkrieging assailing strafing devastating striking
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