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beaning

/ˈbiːnɪŋ/

beaning is the present participle and gerund of bean.

Meaning of bean

Verb

bean (third-person singular simple present beans, present participle beaning, simple past and past participle beaned)

  1. (transitive) To hit with a projectile, especially a deliberately aimed blow to the head.
    • The pitcher beaned the batter, rather than letting him hit another home run.

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Words that rhyme with beaning

Questions about beaning

What is beaning the present participle and gerund of?
Beaning is the present participle and gerund of bean.
How do you pronounce beaning?
Beaning is pronounced /ˈbiːnɪŋ/.

Words near beaning in the dictionary

  1. beanied
  2. beanier
  3. beanies
  4. beaniest
  5. beaniness
  6. beaning
  7. Beanland
  8. Beanlands
  9. beanless
  10. beanless bag
  11. beanless bag chair

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Adapted from Wiktionary: beaning (page history and authors); bean (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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