Definitions for beating
ˈbi tɪŋbeat·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. beating, whipping(noun)

   the act of overcoming or outdoing

2. beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking(noun)

   the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. beating(Noun)

   action of the verb to beat

2. beating(Noun)

   a heavy defeat or setback

3. beating(Noun)

   the pulsation of the heart

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Beating

   of Beat

2. Beating(noun)

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

3. Beating(noun)

   pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart

4. Beating(noun)

   pulsative sounds. See Beat, n

5. Beating(noun)

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

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce beating?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Susan Rice:

   I hear drums beating for a potential war.

2. Savannah Guthrie:

   Possibly I ’m beating a dead horse here.

3. Thomas Yoxall:

   He's beating him in a savage way, just fist after fist.

4. Donald Trump:

   I'm beating you, i think I'm going to win fair and square.

5. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi:

   Her friend suffered a broken bone in her face. Brutal beating.

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