beat the air (English, verb)
expansion: beat the air (third-person singular simple present beats the air, present participle beating the air, simple past beat the air, past participle beaten the air or (colloquial) beat the air)
Senses:
glosses: To fight to no purpose, or against an imaginary enemy.
Forms:
form: beats the air
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: beating the air
tags: participle
present
form: beat the air
tags: past
form: beaten the air
tags: participle
past
form: beat the air
tags: colloquial
participle
past