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beating

beat·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bee-ting]
    • /ˈbi tɪŋ/
    • /ˈbiː.tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bee-ting]
    • /ˈbi tɪŋ/

Definitions of beating word

  • countable noun beating If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick. 3
  • singular noun beating If something such as a business, a political party, or a team takes a beating, it is defeated by a large amount in a competition or election. 3
  • noun beating a whipping or thrashing, as in punishment 3
  • noun beating a defeat or setback 3
  • noun beating the act of a person or thing that beats 3
  • noun beating a whipping or thrashing 3

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Origin of beating

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
First recorded in 1200-50, beating is from the Middle English word betynge. See beat, -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Beating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

beating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

beating usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for beating

noun beating

  • drubbing — a blow with a stick or the like.
  • whipping — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
  • slaughterFrank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
  • defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
  • annihilation — the act of annihilating

adverb beating

  • in front — the foremost part or surface of anything.

adjective beating

  • reverberant — reverberating; reechoing: the reverberant booms of cannon.
  • ringing — a ringing sound, as of a bell or bells: the ring of sleigh bells.
  • plangent — resounding loudly, especially with a plaintive sound, as a bell.
  • resonant — resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
  • clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.

Antonyms for beating

noun beating

  • victory — a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
  • win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
  • triumph — the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.

Top questions with beating

  • when does a baby's heart start beating?
  • when does a fetus heart start beating?

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