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beating about

beating about is the present participle and gerund of beat about.

Meaning of beat about

Verb

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

  1. (US, intransitive) To search for something; to look around for something; to hunt for something.
    • He's been beating about for that supposed treasure.

Questions about beating about

What is beating about the present participle and gerund of?
Beating about is the present participle and gerund of beat about.

Words near beating about in the dictionary

  1. Beatine map
  2. Beatine maps
  3. beatinest
  4. beating
  5. beating a hasty retreat
  6. beating about
  7. beating about the bush
  8. beating all
  9. beating around the bush
  10. beating as one
  11. beating back

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