What is "beating off"

Usage examples of "beating off".

After beating off another attack of the head-hunters, Bomba took Casson down the river and delivered him to the care of Pipina, an old squaw for whom he had done many favors, and set out to find Jojasta.

This knight, who bore on his shield no device of any kind, had hitherto evinced very little interest in the event of the fight, beating off with seeming ease those combatants who attacked him, but neither pursuing his advantages nor himself assailing any one.

He supposed that in a few more years he'd be beating off the boys with a stick and grumbling that none of them seemed worthy of her.

According to Corio the current emperor was one named Philip from the Arabian colonies who had so far been successful in beating off three attacks from Decius who aspired to the purple.

Wiz, seeing what was happening, began dividing his time between beating off attackers and throwing fireballs.

Bigfang and Lardgutt were forced to jump back, beating off the fiery splinters which landed on them, their apples and roots completely squashed and ruined beneath the wood Graypatch had thrown on the fire.

Everyone tried to make the best of it, and kept toasting the Earth folk for their invaluable help in beating off the insurance loss adjustors.

Once they left Tolthom (after beating off the angry mob, who discovered that there was more water on board, bound for the main continent), the trip to Aristagon was completed rapidly.

Hornblower could put his ship about now, and tack into safety, beating off the two enemies if they interfered with him, or he could throw himself into their path.

Peter, standing just behind him, could almost feel the tension beating off Delmario in waves, twisting him.

He had felt nothing like this in the garden skirmish with the hairless ones or in beating off the werewolves.