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- DictionaryBeat·ing/ˈbēdiNG/
noun
- 1. a punishment or assault in which the victim is hit repeatedly: "if he got dirt on his clothes he'd get a beating"
- 2. pulsation or throbbing, especially of the heart.
The meaning of BEATING is an act of striking with repeated blows so as to injure or damage; also : the injury or damage thus inflicted. How to use beating in a sentence.
Beating definition: the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.. See examples of BEATING used in a sentence.
the act of hitting someone hard and repeatedly: He escaped a beating. fig. This chair has taken a beating over the years (= been used often and damaged). (Definition of beating from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
: to strike directly against forcefully and repeatedly : dash against. waves beating the shore. beat the door with her fists. d. : to flap or thrash at vigorously. a trapped bird beating the air. e. hunting : to strike at in order to rouse game. beating a hedgerow. also : to range over in or as if in quest of game.
Define beating. beating synonyms, beating pronunciation, beating translation, English dictionary definition of beating. n. 1. An act of repeated hitting or striking. 2. a. A thorough defeat, as in an athletic contest. b. A sharp reversal; a setback: Stocks took a beating from...
Beat definition: to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. See examples of BEAT used in a sentence.
a physical attack on someone. take a beating. to be defeated, criticized, or damaged: Our team took a severe beating in the tournament.
[countable] (informal) a very heavy defeat. The team has taken a few beatings this season. [uncountable] a series of regular hits to something such as a drum, or movements of something, such as your heart; the sound that this makes. He could hear the beating of his own heart. the beating of drums/wings. Idioms. take some beating.
1. the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc. Give the rug a good beating. 2. a defeat or reverse; loss; setback. Several stocks took a beating in the market today. 3. pulsation; throbbing. the beating of her heart.
Definition of beat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
