Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

battering

/ˈbæ.tɚˌɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: bat-ter-ing
IPA: /ˈbæ.tɚˌɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of batter

noun

A heavy beating.

noun

A large defeat.

noun

Domestic violence

Dated

Example Sentences

"Kalinin Bay is also in trouble, trading fire with Japanese destroyers and taking hits from both them and cruisers at the same time. Unlike the Gambier Bay, however, it does not appear that these ships have realized they need to switch to high explosive from armor-piercing, and, despite being riddled with shellfire, the ship stays afloat, despite this rather-unequal battering going on for another twenty to thirty minutes."
"That will prove a trickier test, the management having pinpointed Oleh Blokhin's side as "one of the favourites in the group", though they will confront an England team buoyed by this battering."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbæ.tɚˌɪŋ/
British English: /ˈbæ.təˌɹɪŋ(ɡ)/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

batterings (plural)

Derived Forms

batteringly

Synonyms

banging

Rhymes With

flattering scattering shattering chattering unflattering smattering clattering spattering nattering

Questions

How do you pronounce battering?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæ.tɚˌɪŋ/.
What does battering mean?: present participle and gerund of batter

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