What does beat the air mean?

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beat the air

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

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beats the air (present, singular) beating the air (participle, present) beaten the air (participle, past)

What does beat the air mean?: To fight to no purpose, or against an imaginary enemy.

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