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| batter1 |
to beat hard again and again, or to damage by beating. [1/2 definitions] |
| beat |
to hit again and again. [1/9 definitions] |
| clap |
to strike one's open hands together again and again as a way of showing approval. [1/5 definitions] |
| drum |
to hit or tap a surface again and again. [1/5 definitions] |
| flex |
to bend again and again. [1/2 definitions] |
| gnaw |
to bite or chew on again and again. |
| harass |
to trouble or bother again and again. |
| jingle |
to make a sound like light metal objects hitting against each other again and again. [1/4 definitions] |
| nag1 |
to bother by complaining or asking for something again and again; pester. [1/3 definitions] |
| nibble |
to bite gently again and again. [1/7 definitions] |
| pattern |
an arrangement of shapes, lines, letters, numbers, or colors that can be repeated or used again and again. [1/4 definitions] |
| pelt1 |
to hit again and again. [1/2 definitions] |
| pester |
to bother again and again. |
| repeatedly |
again and again; many times in a row. |
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