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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.
See also: beat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Parviz-Persian
MÁRta-Hungarian
Fikriyya-Arabic
Wiegand-German (Rare)
Krimhildekrim-HIL-dəGerman
Nandita-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
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