beaning
- present participle of bean.
Example Sentences
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Texas Rep. Chip Roy likened it to the practice of intentional beaning in baseball.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2023
He played every game in the second half, coming back from a beaning by the Cardinals’ Genesis Cabrera in St. Louis on April 28.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021
Cabrera sent a note of apology to Harper on Thursday saying the beaning was unintentional.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2021
There were so many people crowded around the first green that he feared beaning someone.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 2, 2017
“Breakfast!” he hollered as he coasted by, beaning her on the forehead with a plastic-wrapped muffin.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
