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breast-beating

breast-beat·ing
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Transcription

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

Definitions of breast-beating word

  • noun breast-beating public or ostentatious expression of guilt, remorse, or sorrow 3
  • noun breast-beating a loud and demonstrative display of grief, remorse, or the like: The authorities indulged in a great deal of breast-beating about traffic accidents but failed to pass new driving laws. 1
  • adjective breast-beating characterized by or involving breast-beating. 1
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Origin of breast-beating

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Breast-beating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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breast-beating popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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