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Rarebeetling
The correct spelling is beetling.
How to pronounce beetling
verb
Say it like: Bee-tli-ng
The correct spelling is beetling. To move away quickly, to scurry away. For example: "He beetled off on his vacation."
Usage Examples
“He beetled off on his vacation.”
“The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof.”
“to beetle cotton goods”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To move away quickly, to scurry away.
- 2.To loom over; to extend or jut.
- 3.To beat with a heavy mallet.
- 4.To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.
noun
- 1.The process by which fabrics, etc. are beetled, or beaten with a mallet.
adjective
- 1.Jutting or protruding, especially of a person's brows.
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