What does beating mean?

Definitions for beating
ˈbi tɪŋbeat·ing

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word beating.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. beating, whippingnoun

    the act of overcoming or outdoing

  2. beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whackingnoun

    the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Wiktionary

  1. beatingnoun

    action of the verb to beat

  2. beatingnoun

    a heavy defeat or setback

  3. beatingnoun

    the pulsation of the heart

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Beatingnoun

    Correction; punishment by blows.

    Etymology: from beat.

    Playwright, convict of publick wrongs to men,
    Takes private beatings, and begins again. Ben Jonson.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Beating

    of Beat

  2. Beatingnoun

    the act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows

  3. Beatingnoun

    pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart

  4. Beatingnoun

    pulsative sounds. See Beat, n

  5. Beatingnoun

    the process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. 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 »

  1. betaing

  2. baignet

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of beating in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of beating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of beating in a Sentence

  1. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi:

    Her friend suffered a broken bone in her face. Who must be killed to beat ISIS ? Brutal beating.

  2. Arthur Koestler:

    The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

  3. Paisley Harding:

    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.

  4. Harley Pasternak:

    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.

  5. Todd Moores:

    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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