Beating
//ˈbiːtɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The action by which someone or something is beaten. countable, uncountable
"the beating of a drum"
- 2 the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows wordnet
- 3 A heavy defeat or setback. countable, uncountable
"To increase United's pain, this was their first home defeat in any competition since April 2010, when they lost to Chelsea - but even that defeat, which effectively cost them the title, may not turn out to have the same long-term significance as this heavy beating."
- 4 the act of overcoming or outdoing wordnet
- 5 The pulsation of the heart. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of beat form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"I waited for the curtain to rise with my heart beating in excitement."
Etymology
By surface analysis, beat + -ing.
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