Beating
Synonyms for beating
noun thrashing
drubbing
whipping
slaughter
defeat
annihilation
bashing
rout
trouncing
shellacking
Antonyms for beating
victory
win
triumph
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- Beating about
Synonyms for beating about verb seek to find something go through hunt look scan explore inspect investigate ransack probe sift scout scour scrutinize comb seek check examine prospect rummage forage grub inquire root study rake beat quest frisk grope pry run down hunt for ferret beat about cast about chase after go in quest of […]
- Beating about the bush
Synonyms for beating about the bush verb stray, deviate meander swerve depart ramble veer drift divagate roam wander aberrate be diffuse beat about the bush circumlocute excurse get off the point get off the subject get sidetracked go by way of go off on a tangent long way turn aside wander away Antonyms for beating […]
- Beating around bush
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- Beating around the bush
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