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Rarebating
The correct spelling is bating.
How to pronounce bating
verb
IPA: /ˈbeɪtɪŋ/
Say it like: Bat-ing
The correct spelling is bating. To reduce the force of something; to abate. For example: "I could go out and take a walk in the park, but I'd rather stay home and bate all day."
Usage Examples
“I could go out and take a walk in the park, but I'd rather stay home and bate all day.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- 2.To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
- 3.(sometimes figurative) To cut off, remove, take away.
- 4.To leave out, except, bar.
- 5.To waste away.
adjective
- 1.Of the moon, when it is waning.
preposition
- 1.Apart from; except.
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