bating

[bey-ting]

preposition

Scot.

1. with the exception of; excluding.

Other Word Forms

• unbating adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bating¹

First recorded in 1560–70; shortening of abating; abate

Example Sentences

There was a noticeable bating of breath as she acknowledged that she and Trump had their differences.

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Last season, opponents managed just a .177 bating average against his breaking ball, with 47 strikeouts in 113 at-bats ending on the pitch.

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The number represents a notable spike over Seafair 2016, when 26 people were arrested over the same weekend for bating while intoxicated.

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Since Duca made her appearance on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” in December, successfully bating the right-wing commentator into revealing his true colors, the feminist writer has launched her own “Thigh-High Politics” column with Teen Vogue.

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Taiwan would bear the brunt of a metastasizing Sino-U.S. relationship, though Trump has never mentioned what the island’s citizens desire during his bating of the Chinese leadership.

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