beaning
SayBEE-ning/ˈbiːnɪŋ/
- 1Present participle of bean.
The reliever ended up beaning two hitters in a single inning.
Beaning an opponent on purpose can get a pitcher ejected.
Note
The -ing form does two jobs. After a form of be it builds the progressive (he kept beaning batters), and on its own it names the act as a gerund, which is why it can take an object and still stand as a subject. It belongs only to the verb meaning, hitting someone with a thrown object, especially at the head. The plant and seed meanings of bean have no verb behind them.
beaning is a form of bean
bean, verb: To strike a person with a thrown or pitched object, especially on the head. Full entry
- Spelling
- bean → beaning: add -ing
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