beefing

present participle of beef

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of beefing Mind you, this is when Perry and Swift were still beefing. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025 Zach Bryan has pledged to never perform in Kansas City again after once again beefing with Chiefs fans on social media. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2025 Somebody that’s just a walking movie, ’cause even the managers be over there beefing. Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025 Lyfe Jennings is beefing with Muni Long. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beefing
Verb
  • Nah — not very long later, Tony is referencing his Bond obsession, complaining about the generic name of the secret drone-control computer program everyone is battling for here.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But everybody was complaining and asking for a hot one.
    Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • A couple climbed through a sunroof to rescue a 22-month-old screaming child left alone in a hot car, Massachusetts police said.
    Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Kristen raced to the school and found a cop waiting for her as well as firetrucks and an ambulance, where her son was inside screaming.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In lesser hands, such a question, especially from a young white male who plays guitar for a living, could come off as whining.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • And since then, his crying and whining have increased.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025

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“Beefing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beefing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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