batter

[US]/ˈbætə(r)/
[UK]/ˈbætər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a person who hits the ball; a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk
vt. to hit forcefully; to tilt
vi. to hit repeatedly

Phrases & Collocations

batter consistency

cake batter

pancake batter

Example Sentences

The batter is out.

There's someone battering at the door.

the film took a battering from critics.

a pair of battered black boots.

the car's paintwork was battered and scratched.

a house battered by a hurricane;

the alert stance of a batter in baseball.

The batter proofed overnight.

The winds battered the trees.

He kept battering away at the door.

We battered the door down.

The batter crowded the plate.

mutilate a statue.See Synonyms at batter 1

a prisoner was battered to death with a table leg.

he finished the day battered and bruised.

Dopson retired twelve batters in a row.

added milk to make the batter more liquid.

Real-world Examples

Would you like to lick the batter?

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

First, the pitcher pitches the ball to the batter.

Source: VOA Let's Learn English (Level 1)

Your next step is create a batter.

Source: Gourmet Base

He's from north India. And he's a very good batter?

Source: American English dialogue

She became a fair pitcher, and she was surely a strong batter.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

A few hundred miles east of here, Hurricane Dorian is battering the American coast.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2019

And she put it in her batter, and it made her batter better.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

Monster waves, high tides and strong winds have been battering western Oregon and Washington.

Source: AP Listening January 2023 Collection

Heather mixes eggs and gram flour to make a batter.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

I'll make a fermented batter from its pulp that'll keep indefinitely without spoiling.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

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