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What is another word for beating down?

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Present participle for to pour (especially with rain)

Present participle for to forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon

Present participle for to put a damper on one's mood or enthusiasm

Present participle for dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something

Present participle for to have the weather be rough or violent

Present participle for to harm or lower the reputation or dignity of

Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

Present participle for to strike (someone) so as to make them fall down

Present participle for to put down or control by cruelty or force

Present participle for to forcibly put an end to

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Present participle for to pour (especially with rain)

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Present participle for to forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon

getting the better of

wiping the floor with

making mincemeat of

putting down

bringing someone to their knees

getting the upper hand over

gaining ascendancy over

shutting down

gaining the upper hand over

getting the upper hand

tyrannizing^US

colonizing^US

tyrannising^UK

colonising^UK

blowing out of the water

taking out

gaining a victory over

taking to the cleaners

pulverizing^US

giving someone a drubbing

pulverising^UK

giving someone a hiding

winning a resounding victory over

bringing under the yoke

going one better than

towering over

running circles around

winning a victory over

running roughshod over

putting someone in their place

giving someone a pasting

putting the squeeze on

beating the pants off

enduring

making a fool of

gaining the advantage over

throwing back in confusion

levelling^UK

leveling^US

throwing to the ground

tripping up

knocking down

throwing down

bringing to the ground

knocking to the ground

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Present participle for to put a damper on one's mood or enthusiasm

giving someone the blues

dampening the spirits of

putting a damper on

breaking one's heart

making downhearted

causing to lose heart

taking the wind out of your sails

making someone fed up

knocking the stuffing out of

bearing down

turning off

beating

breaking someone's heart

causing suffering to

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

dragging

bringing tears to your eyes

harshing someone's mellow

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

putting someone off their stroke

making one's hair stand on end

making one's blood run cold

scaring the daylights out of

causing someone to lose their composure

shattering the illusions of

knocking the wind out of

blinding someone with something

making dispirited

making crestfallen

indisposing

harshing one's mellow

dehydrating

taking your breath away

aggravating

deadening

angering

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

breaking the heart of

letting wind out of sails

taking down a peg or two

giving someone the hump

lying heavy on

taking the heart out of

scaring the pants off

making one's flesh creep

scaring someone out of their wits

getting the wind up

putting the fear of God into

freezing your blood

scaring the bejesus out of

making someone jump out of their skin

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

throwing into a blue funk

giving someone goose pimples

giving one the creeps

throwing into a fright

chilling to the marrow

scaring the living daylights out of

scaring someone half to death

filling with consternation

messing up

throwing into a tizzy

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Present participle for dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something

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Present participle for to have the weather be rough or violent

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Present participle for to harm or lower the reputation or dignity of

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Present participle for to frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

baulking^UK

balking^US

putting the kibosh on

putting the stopper on

getting the better of

putting the mockers on

standing in the way of

upsetting the applecart

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

putting end to

taking wind out of sails

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Present participle for to strike (someone) so as to make them fall down

knocking to the ground

laying low

knocking for six

knocking off your feet

knocking into the middle of next week

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Present participle for to put down or control by cruelty or force

oppressing

subjugating

tyrannising^UK

tyrannizing^US

riding roughshod over

ruling with a rod of iron

ruling with an iron hand

terrorizing^US

victimizing^US

brutalizing^US

bullying

victimising^UK

subordinating

steamrollering

brutalising^UK

terrorising^UK

overwhelming

putting down

gaining mastery over

bringing someone to their knees

gaining control of

gaining ascendancy over

discriminating against

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

making things hot for someone

overcoming

showing antagonism to

showing ill will towards

bearing a grudge towards

feeling ill will towards

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

inflicting suffering on

playing the heavy with

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

having your knife into

inflicting anguish on

causing suffering to

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Present participle for to forcibly put an end to

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