"beat the air" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beats the air [present, singular, third-person], beating the air [participle, present], beat the air [past], beaten the air [participle, past], beat the air [colloquial, participle, past]
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  1. To fight to no purpose, or against an imaginary enemy.
    Sense id: en-beat_the_air-en-verb-czPa-UYk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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