Thesaurus / beating down

beating down

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as inoppress

as inoverpower
as inreduce
as insubdue
as insubjugate
as insuppress
as incheapen
as indefeat
as indepress
as indiscourage
as inflatten
as inhaggle

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How to use beating down in a sentence

The yacht had long turned the head of the island and was beating down alongshore in the eastern bay.

THE RIVAL CAMPERSRUEL PERLEY SMITH

Here was an unusual man, who ignored the conventional preliminary nothings, beating down the grass before the play, as it were.

WHEN VALMOND CAME TO PONTIAC, COMPLETEGILBERT PARKER

For the ground was different from that by the ant-hills, a firm, stiff clay, which had resisted the beating down of the rain.

THE VEE-BOERSMAYNE REID

All morning, the rain had been beating down with a sullen persistency which Marjorie found distinctly disheartening.

MARJORIE DEAN COLLEGE FRESHMANPAULINE LESTER

The people interested Miss Winn, and the chaffering, the beating down in prices, was quite amusing.

A LITTLE GIRL IN OLD SALEMAMANDA MINNIE DOUGLAS

Dr. Huxam remarks that frequent small rains keep the air moist; while heavy ones render it more dry, by beating down the vapours.

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE, VOL. 2GILBERT WHITE

And the practice of beating down tradespeople, is vulgar and degrading, in any one.

A TREATISE ON DOMESTIC ECONOMYCATHERINE ESTHER BEECHER

The ship was off Bedlow's, and the pilot had begun to shorten sail, when a schooner crossed our fore-foot, beating down.

AFLOAT AND ASHOREJAMES FENIMORE COOPER

"She thinks her daughter cruel to keep on beating down so ruthlessly her poor little hope," was his thought.

EAST ANGELSCONSTANCE FENIMORE WOOLSON

Presently he heard a furious storm beating down upon the barn.

MONI THE GOAT BOY AND OTHER STORIESJOHANNA SPYRI

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