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beaten the air

beaten the air is the past participle of beat the air.

Meaning of beat the air

Verb

beat the air (third-person singular simple present beats the air, present participle beating the air, simple past beat the air, past participle beaten the air or (colloquial) beat the air)

  1. To fight to no purpose, or against an imaginary enemy.

Questions about beaten the air

What is beaten the air the past participle of?
Beaten the air is the past participle of beat the air.

Words near beaten the air in the dictionary

  1. beaten someone at their own game
  2. beaten someone round the ears
  3. beaten someone's ass
  4. beaten someone's brains out
  5. beaten someone's time
  6. beaten the air
  7. beaten the bat
  8. beaten the bishop
  9. beaten the bounds
  10. beaten the bushes
  11. beaten the clock

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