beetle
beetle
bee·tle
I
/ˈbiːtl̩/ noun , pl bee·tles [ count ]
: a type of insect with wings that form a hard cover on its back when it is not flying
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II
verb , always followed by an adverb or preposition, beetles, bee·tled, bee·tling [ no obj ]
chiefly Brit informal : to move quickly
Everyone looked very busy, beetling [=scurrying] about the office.
Everybody beetled off home.
