Nov 10, 2006 23:12
17 yrs ago
English term
to Belt
Non-PRO
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"two young grils came belting towards me shouting 'Daddy! Daddy' "
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| 5 +12 | running |
Karen Haggerty
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| 5 +4 | running very fast/like lightning |
David Hollywood
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Nov 10, 2006 23:19: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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running
This is an idiomatic term for running or moving really fast.
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-11-10 23:21:33 GMT)
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Some synonyms to "betling" are: racing, bounding, barreling, rushing
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-11-10 23:21:33 GMT)
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Some synonyms to "betling" are: racing, bounding, barreling, rushing
Example sentence:
As the bus belted toward me, I imagined that I would soon be dead.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+4
13 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
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English
Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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running very fast/like lightning
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Note added at 16 mins (2006-11-10 23:28:43 GMT)
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The image of Bruce belting towards a rampaging lion almost made me want to cry at my own inadequacies. It was only when he told us that he'd once been to ...
travel.independent.co.uk/skiing/article13639.ece - Similar pages
He immediately began belting toward the enemy battleship, just as the enemy had to me earlier that night. I marvelled at his boldness. ...
www.alwaysblack.com/?p=70 - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 17 mins (2006-11-10 23:29:37 GMT)
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"racing towards me" is another option ...
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Note added at 23 mins (2006-11-10 23:35:55 GMT)
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obviously "to belt" is "to race/run very fast/like lightning" as an infinitive ... so my answer is in line with your context ....
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Note added at 16 mins (2006-11-10 23:28:43 GMT)
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The image of Bruce belting towards a rampaging lion almost made me want to cry at my own inadequacies. It was only when he told us that he'd once been to ...
travel.independent.co.uk/skiing/article13639.ece - Similar pages
He immediately began belting toward the enemy battleship, just as the enemy had to me earlier that night. I marvelled at his boldness. ...
www.alwaysblack.com/?p=70 - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 17 mins (2006-11-10 23:29:37 GMT)
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"racing towards me" is another option ...
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Note added at 23 mins (2006-11-10 23:35:55 GMT)
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obviously "to belt" is "to race/run very fast/like lightning" as an infinitive ... so my answer is in line with your context ....
Peer comment(s):
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Karen Haggerty
: Yes. Great examples.
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thanks Karen :)
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Joe L
: I hadn't known this (though my personal lexicon is nothing to brag about). Found it, sure enough, in the third dictionary I checked (Merriam Webster's). I am curious, however, if this is 'chiefly' BE (?); I notice that both your references are BE.
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it's certainly used a lot in the UK and didn't hear it in my 6 years in the US
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| agree |
ErichEko ⟹⭐
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thanks Erich :)
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| agree |
Robert Fox
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thanks Robert :)
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