belting

SayBEL-ting/ˈbɛltɪŋ/

Pluralbeltings

7 meanings of belting

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nouncountable
A punishment where someone is hit again and again with a belt.
Like a spanking, but with a belt instead of a hand.
He got a belting from his father for lying about the broken window.
The threat of a belting kept the boys quiet for the rest of the day.
Similarbeating, thrashing, whipping, hiding
2
verb
Present participle of belt. Use this form for an action happening right now.
She was belting out her favorite song on the karaoke stage.
He kept belting the ball over the fence all afternoon.
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3
nounfigurativelycountable
A bad loss in which one side beats the other completely.
Like losing a game by a huge score.
Our team took a real belting in the final on Saturday.
After such a belting, the players hardly wanted to leave the locker room.
Similarthrashing, hammering, drubbing, trouncing, beating
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4
noununcountable
A loud, powerful way of singing high notes using the chest voice.
Like shouting a high note with full power instead of singing it softly.
Her belting filled the theater during the last song of the night.
The role needs strong belting in the high notes.
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5
noununcountable
A set of belts that work together inside a machine such as a conveyor.
Like the moving strap that carries bags at an airport.
The factory replaced the worn belting on its main conveyor.
Engineers inspect the belting every month for signs of wear.
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noununcountable
The strong material used to make belts for machines.
Like the leather a shoemaker cuts to make shoes.
The supplier sells rubber belting by the yard.
They cut a length of belting to fit the new pulley.
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adjectivedialectalNorthern English
Very good or excellent.
Like calling something 'awesome' because you really like it.
We had a belting time at the festival last weekend.
The new album is absolutely belting.
Similarbrilliant, cracking, great, excellent
Oppositeawful, terrible
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belting is a form of belt

belt, verb: To hit someone or something hard. Full entry

Forms: beltbelts he/she/itbelting -ing formbelted past tense, past participle
Spelling: belt → belting: add -ing

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