# beasting

Pronunciation: US/UK say "BEEST-ing" /ˈbiːstɪŋ/; AUS say "BEES-ting"

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of beast. — present participle and gerund of beast
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of beast. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _The corporal spent the morning beasting his platoon up and down the hill._
   - _Beasting exhausted trainees rarely improves their performance._

## Noun

2. The forcing of someone to do exhausting physical exercise, given either as training or as a punishment. *(slang, UK)*
   - Simple: Hard physical exercise forced on someone as training or as a punishment.
   - _The corporal threatened a session of beasting for anyone who turned up late._
   - _Weeks of relentless beasting turned the soft recruits into a hardened unit._

## Origin

Formed from the word "beast" combined with the suffix "-ing".

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