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beating someone round the ears

beating someone round the ears is the present participle and gerund 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 beating someone round the ears

What is beating someone round the ears the present participle and gerund of?
Beating someone round the ears is the present participle and gerund of beat someone round the ears.

Words near beating someone round the ears in the dictionary

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

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