battering

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbætəɹɪŋ(g)/

Verb

battering

1. Present participle of batter.

Noun

battering (plural batterings)

1. A heavy beating
2. A large defeat
   • 2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, The Guardian:

     That will prove a trickier test, the management having pinpointed Oleh Blokhin's side as "one of the favourites in the group", though they will confront an England team buoyed by this battering.