beaning

present participle of bean

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaning
Verb
  • The trail through this passage is narrow and lined with signature desert plants — which is to say my path became a gauntlet of tiny, stabbing swords.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Jared Luecke, 33, is facing murder and tampering with evidence charges and is accused of repeatedly stabbing John Luecke with a knife and hitting him with a crowbar, according to court records.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That album cut, originally featured on OK Computer, became a hit seemingly out of nowhere earlier this year after spearing like wildfire on TikTok.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This month, however, the USDA is slashing the maximum benefit roughly in half, so households with even modest incomes will see much steeper reductions that those with none.
    JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In the first half of the year, Tesla suffered from falling revenue as anti-Musk protesters picketed Tesla showrooms to denounce his role in slashing foreign aid and other government spending.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The event organizing website reported seeing a 92% increase in sober-curious gatherings and a nearly 500% uptick in clubbing events and daytime dance parties at coffee shops in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period of 2024.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The child swung wildly at the piñata, clubbing it several times and stabbing it several times more.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Aaronson was virtually blamed for last weekend’s loss to Burnley after his hope-sapping first-half miss.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Food shortages would mean the disappearance of luxuries and the rationing of staples, sapping public morale.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Lions are the new standard in the division, and the Vikings suddenly have the feel of an organization that is flailing a bit.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Elsbeth, who could make friends with a pepper grinder, is flailing a little bit in her attempts to connect deeply with her other colleagues.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The windproof and thermal wool blend fabric is the perfect shell to protect you on the many fall days in Paris, as the whipping wind adds an unexpected cool factor while strolling around town.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Strong, whipping winds are expected to continue across Jamaica throughout the night.
    Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This and that ▪ Dolphins rookie running back Ollie Gordon II was contrite about lashing out at running backs coach Eric Studesville in a heated exchange after Gordon was called for a tripping penalty against Baltimore.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • LogoPowered byScale logo Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, is slowly cutting through the Caribbean, soaking and lashing those in its path with torrential rain and catastrophic winds.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Beaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaning. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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