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
AdÉLaÏDea-de-la-EEDFrench
StevenSTEEV-ən (English), STAY-vən (Dutch)English, Dutch
Wanda['wɔndə]
Roi (2)-Hebrew
Ankit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Kshitija-Indian, Marathi, Hindi