It's a tradition of playing that goes back to the 1920's, and it will batter away at you until you're moved.

The gong found the men still in the middle of the ring, battering away at each other with all the strength in their bodies.

He quickly battered away at the old controls and closed the distance to about a hundred fifty miles.

Minutes later a Serbian antiaircraft gun opened up, battering away over the heads of the refugees into the hills behind.

Dropping her clothes, she launched herself at him, battering away at his chest with clenched fists.

Jonnie could see him battering away at his control console.

If you two fellows want to draw off somewhere and batter away at each other, that's your business, isn't it?

With time running out, Ottawa is close to our goal line, battering away.

She battered away at John's self-confidence and left him angry and hurt.

The agent has a certain je sais quoi as he batters away at his client.