What does beating mean?
Definitions for beating
ˈbi tɪŋbeat·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
beating, whippingnoun
the act of overcoming or outdoing
beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whackingnoun
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Wiktionary
beatingnoun
action of the verb to beat
beatingnoun
a heavy defeat or setback
beatingnoun
the pulsation of the heart
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Beatingnoun
Correction; punishment by blows.
Etymology: from beat.
Playwright, convict of publick wrongs to men,
Takes private beatings, and begins again. Ben Jonson.
ChatGPT
beating
Beating refers to the act of striking or hitting repeatedly, often causing pain or discomfort. It can also refer to the rhythmic movement or sound characteristic of certain actions or functions, such as the beating of the heart. In the context of competition, beating can mean winning or triumphing over someone.
Webster Dictionary
Beating
of Beat
Beatingnoun
the act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows
Beatingnoun
pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart
Beatingnoun
pulsative sounds. See Beat, n
Beatingnoun
the process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
beating
The operation of making progress by alternate tacks at sea against the wind, in a zig-zag line, or transverse courses; beating, however, is generally understood to be turning to windward in a storm or fresh wind.
Anagrams for beating »
betaing
baignet
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of beating in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of beating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of beating in a Sentence
Her friend suffered a broken bone in her face. Who must be killed to beat ISIS ? Brutal beating.
The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.
I think we came out super aggressive, especially on defense. We took them out of the things they thought they would be able to get pretty easy, but then I think they turned on the heat, they started pressing a little bit more, getting more in our passing lanes. We just made some careless turnovers, which I think that’s pretty much us just beating ourselves right there in that little stretch in the first quarter.
Simpsons health journey has her feeling like she did before she had kids, [Shes] in control of everything and such a great attitude of not beating herself up if she doesnt eat perfectly everyday so its a very helpful perspective.
I could tell by looking at it. You can see the heart beating right there, it even makes a noise because there's fluid around it, so it makes a sloshing noise.
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- туптене, удряне, поражение, биене, бойBulgarian
- latidoSpanish
- battage, battementFrench
- sonora sconfitta, sconfitta, smacco, bastonata, bastonatura, battitoItalian
- لێدان, تێههڵدانKurdish
- hjerteslag, hjarteslagNorwegian Nynorsk
- hjerteslag, slagNorwegian
- sova, surraPortuguese
- битьё, избиение, биение, поражениеRussian
- bȉti, tući, mlatiti, udarati, lupatiSerbo-Croatian
- tatouye, taeneWalloon
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