beetled

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past tense and past participle of beetle. Use this form when the action already happened.

   She beetled off to the shop before it closed.

   The kids beetled down the hallway when the bell rang.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Sticking out over what is below, like a ledge or a heavy brow.

   Like the front edge of a roof that sticks out over the wall below.

   The beetled rock hung over the trail and blocked the sun.

   We sheltered under a beetled ledge while the rain came down.

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