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Beating

Beating Meaning & Definition
Beating Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Beating?

[n] the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
[n] the act of overcoming or outdoing
[adj] expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Beating: drubbing | lacing | pulsating | pulsing | rhythmic | rhythmical | thrashing | trouncing | whacking

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See Also | combat | corporal punishment | fight | fighting | flagellation | flogging | lashing | tanning | whipping

Beating In Webster's Dictionary

\Beat"ing\, n. 1. The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows. 2. Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart. 3. (Acoustics & Mus.) Pulsative sounds. See {Beat}, n. 4. (Naut.) The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.

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