beating adj : expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart" [syn: pulsating, pulsing]

1 the act of overcoming or outdoing [syn: whipping]

2 the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows [syn: thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking]

English

Pronunciation

Noun

1. action of the verb to beat
2. a heavy defeat or setback
3. the pulsation of the heart

Translations

Verb

beating

1. present participle of beat

Beating can mean:-

• Beating, a Sailing term for making headway against the wind.
• Beating up: hitting several or many times causing much bruising.
  • This is its usual meaning when it is a noun with a number or article, e.g "a beating".
• Or see battery (crime)
• Beat (music)
• Beat (acoustics)
• Hence, beating means using a part of the body, especially the hands, to make a beat or rhythm.

• Beating is part of the process of making paper, where the fibres of the pulp are separated and dispersed evenly in water

• Participle and gerund of the verb beat in its various senses.

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