clouting
present participle ofclout
clout
verb[T]
informaluk/klaʊt/us/klaʊt/tohitsomeone or something with thehandor with aheavyobject:
Quigley clouted mesmartlyacrossthesideof thehead.
Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- head-butt
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- mess
- swing
- tansomeone'shideidiom
- tar
- wallop
- whop
- whup
Examplesofclouting
clouting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Is it reasonable to expect a man you arecloutingon the jaw to offer you his wage packet?
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The first, a simple one, has often been discussed here—that it used to be erroneously believed thatcloutingthe trade unions was a vote winner.
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Has the thoughts unravel, he ends up injuring himself bycloutingthe wall out of agony.
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