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beaten someone round the ears

beaten someone round the ears is the past participle of beat someone round the ears.

Meaning of beat someone round the ears

Verb

beat someone round the ears (third-person singular simple present beats someone round the ears, present participle beating someone round the ears, simple past beat someone round the ears, past participle beaten someone round the ears)

  1. (idiomatic) To beat (a person) with blows about the head.
    • 'I wanted to beat that supervisor round the ears with his clipboard.'2006, Hilary Lloyd, A Necessary Killing, page 39

Questions about beaten someone round the ears

What is beaten someone round the ears the past participle of?
Beaten someone round the ears is the past participle of beat someone round the ears.

Words near beaten someone round the ears in the dictionary

  1. beaten one's swords into ploughshares
  2. beaten one's swords into plowshares
  3. beaten out
  4. beaten rice
  5. beaten someone at their own game
  6. beaten someone round the ears
  7. beaten someone's ass
  8. beaten someone's brains out
  9. beaten someone's time
  10. beaten the air
  11. beaten the bat

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