beat at

beat at something

to strike out at something. He beat at his attacker to no avail. Lily beat at the snake, but didn't harm it.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Itzel	-	Native American, Mayan
Eireen	ie-REEN	Irish
Augustyn	ow-GUWS-tin	Polish
Elidi	-	Various
Lesya	-	Ukrainian
Bamford	['bæmfəd]