bee|tling

bee|tling
bee|tling «BEET lihng», adjective.
sticking out; projecting; overhanging: »

the beetling edge of a cliff, thick, beetling eyebrows.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • bee´tle|like´ — bee|tle1 «BEE tuhl», noun, verb, tled, tling. –n. 1. an insect that has two hard, shiny cases that cover its wings when at rest. There are over 250,000 species of beetles, which vary in size from that of a pinhead to nearly that of a man s fist.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bee|tle — bee|tle1 «BEE tuhl», noun, verb, tled, tling. –n. 1. an insect that has two hard, shiny cases that cover its wings when at rest. There are over 250,000 species of beetles, which vary in size from that of a pinhead to nearly that of a man s fist.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • beetle — I bee•tle [[t]ˈbit l[/t]] n. v. tled, tling. 1) ent any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by hard, horny forewings that cover and protect the membranous flight wings 2) ent (loosely) any of various insects resembling a… …   From formal English to slang

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