Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beat someone round the ears

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: beat- -some-one round the ears
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To beat (a person) with blows about the head.

Example Sentences

"'I wanted to beat that supervisor round the ears with his clipboard.'"

Inflected Forms

beats someone round the ears (present, singular) beating someone round the ears (participle, present) beaten someone round the ears (participle, past)

Questions

What does beat someone round the ears mean?: To beat (a person) with blows about the head.

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