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?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

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   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. George Floyd:

   People should die of natural causes, not because you're getting an overdose of a knee to someone's neck, not because you're beating somebody to death and dumping them in a river, emmett Till mom said something powerful. Emmett Till mom said,' I want Emmett Till casket to be opened for the world to see what they have did to my son.' Do you know how hard it is for somebody to look at their child beaten to death ? Do you know how hard it is for people to look at a person who has been tortured to death over nine minutes ? It's not right.

2. Babawi Walham:

   I watched the video. I saw my brother, my heart stopped beating. I felt what he felt.

3. Richard Branson:

   We love Formula One and think Formula One's great. But we think Formula E is different. We would be making a big mistake if we tried to compete with Formula One and be similar to Formula One, we have to be radically different to Formula One to have a chance of survival. I don't mean survival by beating Formula One but co-existing complimentary to Formula One.

4. Andy Murray:

   I don't think there are any negatives that you can have from winning against someone that has won this event nine times and beating them in straight sets, i'm not buying that that can be negative in any way.

5. Courtney Baker:

   From that first visit, we dreaded our appointments. The most difficult time in my life was made nearly unbearable because you never told me the truth. My child was perfect, i’m not angry. I’m not bitter. I’m just really sad. I’m sad the tiny beating hearts you see every day don’t fill you with a perpetual awe. I’m sad the intricate details and the miracle of those sweet little fingers and toes, lungs and eyes and ears don’t always give you pause. I’m said you were so wrong to say a baby with Down syndrome would decrease our quality of life. And I’m heartbroken you might have said that to a mommy even today. But I’m mostly sad you’ll never have the privilege of knowing my daughter, Emersyn.

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