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taking some beating

taking some beating is the present participle and gerund of take some beating.

Meaning of take some beating

Verb

take some beating (third-person singular simple present takes some beating, present participle taking some beating, simple past took some beating, past participle taken some beating)

  1. To be difficult to beat; to be difficult to do better than.
    • McTominay has enjoyed some big moments - and crucial goals - in a Scotland jersey so far in his career.
      You felt his double to beat Spain here en route to Euro 2024 would take some beating.
      But my word, he eclipsed it with one of the best overhead kicks you’ll ever see.2025 November 18, Scott McDermott, “Kieran Tierney stunner sends Scotland to first World Cup in 28 years before McLean does the ridiculous”, in Daily Record

Questions about taking some beating

What is taking some beating the present participle and gerund of?
Taking some beating is the present participle and gerund of take some beating.

Words near taking some beating in the dictionary

  1. taking shipping
  2. taking sides
  3. taking silk
  4. taking slave
  5. taking soil
  6. taking some beating
  7. taking some doing
  8. taking someone at their word
  9. taking someone down the garden path
  10. taking someone for all they've got
  11. taking someone to the grave

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