Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beat about

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.99 in modern English

Syllables
beat- about
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To search for something; to look around for something; to hunt for something.

American usage; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

beats about (present, singular) beating about (participle, present) beaten about (participle, past)

Synonyms

cast about cast around

Questions

What does beat about mean?
To search for something; to look around for something; to hunt for something.

How to pronounce beat about

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