verb🔗ShareTo move away quickly, to scurry away."He beetled off on his vacation."actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo loom over; to extend or jut."The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof."appearancearchitecturenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo beat with a heavy mallet."The workers were beetling the freshly woven linen to make it smooth and glossy. "actionworkmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine."to beetle cotton goods"machineprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe process by which fabrics, etc. are beetled, or beaten with a mallet."The old linen factory still used beetling to flatten and polish the cloth, creating a distinctive sheen. "materialprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareJutting or protruding, especially of a person's brows."His beetling eyebrows gave him a stern look, even when he was trying to smile. "appearancepersonbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
