Crossword clues for bearding
bearding
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Beard \Beard\ (b[=e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bearded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bearding.]
To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
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To oppose to the face; to set at defiance.
No admiral, bearded by these corrupt and dissolute minions of the palace, dared to do more than mutter something about a court martial.
--Macaulay. To deprive of the gills; -- used only of oysters and similar shellfish.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of beard English)
Usage examples of "bearding".
But still, this isn't a good day to try, er, bearding me in my den, I assure you!
As for bearding you,"—his voice lightened up a little— "you've obviously read this morning's papers.
Or, to use a more apt metaphor, should intimidate the cubs on her way to bearding the lion.
I had defied the city's clan leaders, bearding them in their own den, and if I could do that, then I could certainly take her with me when I left.
He makes a better figure than I do when it comes to bearding officials.