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IPA : ˈbiːtlɪŋ
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Phonetic spelling of beetling

bee-tles
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Meanings for beetling

Beetling is the process of battering linen or cotton fabric to create a flat, lustrous finish.

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Examples of in a sentence

In old males the eyes are overhung by a beetling penthouse of bone, the hinder half of the middle line of the skull bears a wall-like bony ridge for the attachment of the powerful jaw-muscles, and the tusks, or canines, are of monstrous size, recalling those of a carnivorous animal.
Betel, connected with beat) comes beetle in the sense of a mallet, and the beetling-machine, which subjects fabrics to a hammering process.
The adjective beetle-browed, and similarly beetling (of a cliff), are derived from the name of the insect.

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