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Beating

//ˈbiːtɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The action by which someone or something is beaten. countable, uncountable

    "the beating of a drum"

  2. 2
    the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    the act of overcoming or outdoing wordnet
  5. 5
    The pulsation of the heart. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of beat form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, beat + -ing.

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, beat + -ing.

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