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beating Banaghan

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

Meaning of beat Banaghan

Verb

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

  1. (Ireland, idiomatic) To tell wonderful stories, or something which is amazing and remarkable.
    • "'Jack Palmer, as I'm a sinner,' cried Titus. 'Why this beats Banaghan. Arrah ! Jack, honey, what does this mean ? Is it yourself I see in such company?'"1837, William Harrison Ainsworth, Rookwood (Revised) http://books.google.com/books?id=RRoGAAAAQAAJ, page 147

Questions about beating Banaghan

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

Words near beating Banaghan in the dictionary

  1. beating about the bush
  2. beating all
  3. beating around the bush
  4. beating as one
  5. beating back
  6. beating Banaghan
  7. beating down
  8. beating feet
  9. beating heart
  10. beating hearts
  11. beating into

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