beard
noun
a thick growth of hair on the face, especially on an adult man, often including a mustache.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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You girls are bearding the lioness in her den and I’m having all the fun without doing a thing.
From Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted by Harriet L.