noun

battering

BA-tuh-rihng

noun

A severe, repeated beating, whether physical or figurative (such as a heavy defeat or bad publicity).

"The team took a battering in the second half."

"His reputation took a battering after the scandal."

How to Use Battering

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA heavy beating or a crushing defeat/setback, used both literally and figuratively.

Common pairings

take a battering

batterings plural

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The team took a _____ in the second half.

From batter + -ing.

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