beating

Pluralbeatings

1. 1
   nouncountable

   The act of hitting a person or animal hard, again and again.

   Like being hit over and over until your whole body hurts.

   The stray dog had clearly survived a brutal beating.

   He got a beating from the older boys after school.

   Similarthrashing, battering, pummeling, hiding

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A big loss in a game, fight, or contest.

   Like losing a game by a huge number of points.

   Our team took a real beating in the final match.

   They handed the visitors a heavy beating last night.

   Similarthrashing, drubbing, hammering, trouncing, defeat

   Oppositevictory

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The steady thump of the heart as it pumps blood.

   Like the steady thump of a drum keeping time.

   She could feel the fast beating of her heart after the run.

   The doctor listened to the strong beating of the baby's heart.

   Similarthrobbing, pounding, pulsing, pulsation, thumping

4. 4
   verb

   Present participle of beat. Use this -ing form for something happening right now.

   The drummer was beating a steady rhythm all evening.

   She kept beating the rug to knock the dust out of it.

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