bating
Americanpreposition
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Etymology
Origin of bating
First recorded in 1560–70; shortening of abating; see abate
Example Sentences
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She pulled out more than a dozen letters from George d ating to 1949.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2010
He was also asked to celebrate the Pontifical Mass commemo ating John's fourth anniversary as Pope, and was the only non-Curia cardinal to see the Pope during his final illness.
From Time Magazine Archive
That was a vast improvement over past years, when Talent Associ ates suffered in no small part because of its voluble boss's knack for alien ating network brass.
From Time Magazine Archive
Reason: many manufacturers of consumers' goods, oper ating in a highly competitive market, will have to absorb the price increases.
From Time Magazine Archive
God knows, Dick, you get far from fair play, acushla—far from the ating and drinking that other people's childher get, that hasn't as good a skin to put it in as you, alannah!
From The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
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