Meaning
driving, beating
- striking or falling relentlessly (especially of heavy rain, hail, or waves)
In a sentence
Siamo tornati a casa sotto una pioggia battente.
We returned home in driving rain.
Non si sentiva nulla a causa dell'acqua battente sui vetri.
Nothing could be heard because of the rain beating against the windows.
La grandine battente ha rovinato le coltivazioni nei campi.
The driving hail ruined the crops in the fields.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| battente | masculine · singular |
| battente | feminine · singular |
| battenti | masculine · plural |
| battenti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Most commonly heard in the fixed collocation 'pioggia battente' (driving rain).
- It ends in '-e' in the singular and '-i' in the plural for both masculine and feminine.