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noun
- 1. the action of striking repeatedly with hard blows: "the south of England will take the heaviest battering"
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damage caused by an action or event: [ C ] Florida is starting to recover from the battering it endured in recent hurricanes.
: violent physical abuse that usually involves the act of striking someone repeatedly or heavily in order to cause injury.
Definition of battering noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If something takes a battering, it suffers very badly as a result of a particular event or action. Sterling took a battering yesterday as worries grew about the state of Britain's economy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .
Define battering. battering synonyms, battering pronunciation, battering translation, English dictionary definition of battering. v. bat·tered , bat·ter·ing , bat·ters v. tr. 1. a. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows. See Synonyms at beat. b. To subject to repeated...
A complete guide to the word "BATTERING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
BATTERING definition: If someone or something takes a battering, they are repeatedly hit, criticized, or damaged: . Learn more.
ˈbattering definition: the act or practice of battering someone. See examples of ˈBATTERING used in a sentence.
: an attack in which someone is badly injured by being hit many times. The victim suffered a vicious battering. — 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.
battering. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English bat‧tering /ˈbætərɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable] 1 when someone or something is severely damaged, defeated, criticized etc Her self-confidence had taken a battering. 2 British English when someone or something is hit many times.
