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beating into fits

beating into fits is the present participle and gerund of beat into fits.

Meaning of beat into fits

Verb

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

  1. (slang, transitive) To surpass or defeat utterly.
    • I do not mean to say Sir Hercules could in a walk carry as much flour as a miller's horse; but he would beat him into fits, and bring him to a stand still, with 17st. on each of their backs in a gallop […]1845, Sporting Magazine, volume 5, page 378

Questions about beating into fits

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

Words near beating into fits in the dictionary

  1. beating feet
  2. beating heart
  3. beating hearts
  4. beating into
  5. beating into a cocked hat
  6. beating into fits
  7. beating into shape
  8. beating it
  9. beating like a jungle drum
  10. beating off
  11. beating off with a stick

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