"battering" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbæ.təˌɹɪŋ(ɡ)/ [UK], /ˈbæ.tɚˌɪŋ/ [US] Forms: batterings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} battering (plural batterings)
  1. A heavy beating.
    Sense id: en-battering-en-noun-xES1Z3BC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 10 13 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 14 16 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 11 13 10
  2. A large defeat.
    Sense id: en-battering-en-noun-Ng9~5ndG
  3. (dated) Domestic violence Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-battering-en-noun-zmEDTZJ3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: batteringly

Verb

IPA: /ˈbæ.təˌɹɪŋ(ɡ)/ [UK], /ˈbæ.tɚˌɪŋ/ [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} battering
  1. present participle and gerund of batter Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: batter
    Sense id: en-battering-en-verb-d11G42Uu

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Kalinin Bay is also in trouble, trading fire with Japanese destroyers and taking hits from both them and cruisers at the same time. Unlike the Gambier Bay, however, it does not appear that these ships have realized they need to switch to high explosive from armor-piercing, and, despite being riddled with shellfire, the ship stays afloat, despite this rather-unequal battering going on for another twenty to thirty minutes.",
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