Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Battling

adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
Nourishing; fattening.
"Let it be me; and trust me, Margaret, The meads environ'd with the silver streams, Whose battling pastures fatten all my flocks, Yielding forth fleeces stapled with such wool As Lemnster cannot yield more finer stuff, [...]"
2
Engaged in battle.
3
Fertile.

Noun

1
A growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a fattening.
2
Engagement in combat, fighting; struggling. countable, uncountable
3
That which nourishes or fattens, as food, or feed for animals, or manure for soil.

Verb

1
present participle of battle form-of, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From battle (“to nourish, feed”).

Etymology 2

From battle (“to nourish, feed”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English batellynge, equivalent to battle + -ing.

Etymology 4

From Middle English batellynge, equivalent to battle + -ing.

Etymology 5

From Middle English bataillinge, equivalent to battle + -ing.

See also for "battling"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonyms See usage examples Check pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: battling