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bashing about

bashing about is the present participle and gerund of bash about.

Meaning of bash about

Verb

bash about (third-person singular simple present bashes about, present participle bashing about, simple past and past participle bashed about)

  1. (informal, transitive) To physically damage something or assault someone.
    • Deafening sounds drive out the words, and the performers leap violently about the stage, often bashing about their instruments and microphones.1987, E. Ann Kaplan, Rocking Around the Clock, page 61

Questions about bashing about

What is bashing about the present participle and gerund of?
Bashing about is the present participle and gerund of bash about.

Words near bashing about in the dictionary

  1. bashibazouk
  2. bashibazouks
  3. Bashilange
  4. bashin'
  5. bashing
  6. bashing about
  7. bashing and grabbing
  8. bashing in
  9. bashing into shape
  10. bashing one out
  11. bashing out

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