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beating

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈbiːtɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːtɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: B IY1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The action by which someone or something is beaten.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • the beating of a drum
  • secret beatings of prisoners

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A heavy defeat or setback.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The pulsation of the heart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of beat

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: corporal punishment

Narrower terms: whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation

6

noun

Meaning 6

the act of overcoming or outdoing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: whipping

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fight, fighting, combat, scrap

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, beat + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

106 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ضَرْب (ḍarb) — action of the verb to beat
  • Armenian: ծեծ (cec) — action of the verb to beat
  • Belarusian: біццё (biccjó) — action of the verb to beat
  • Belarusian: пабiццё (pabiccjó) — action of the verb to beat
  • Belarusian: пабо́i (pabói) — action of the verb to beat
  • Bulgarian: биене (biene) — action of the verb to beat
  • Bulgarian: удряне (udrjane) — action of the verb to beat
  • Bulgarian: бой (boj) — action of the verb to beat
  • Catalan: pallissa — action of the verb to beat
  • Catalan: batussa — action of the verb to beat
  • Esperanto: batado — action of the verb to beat
  • Finnish: taonta — action of the verb to beat
  • Finnish: selkäsauna — action of the verb to beat
  • Finnish: löylytys — action of the verb to beat
  • French: battage — action of the verb to beat
  • Galician: malleira — action of the verb to beat
  • Galician: malladura — action of the verb to beat
  • Galician: tunda — action of the verb to beat
  • Galician: zurra — action of the verb to beat
  • Galician: boura — action of the verb to beat
  • Galician: soba — action of the verb to beat
  • German: Schlagen — action of the verb to beat
  • German: Prügel — action of the verb to beat
  • German: Verprüglung — action of the verb to beat
  • Hungarian: verés — action of the verb to beat
  • Indonesian: tabuhan — action of the verb to beat
  • Indonesian: pukulan — action of the verb to beat
  • Irish: greasáil — action of the verb to beat
  • Italian: bastonatura — action of the verb to beat
  • Kabuverdianu: barapó — action of the verb to beat
  • Central Kurdish: لێدان (lêdan) — action of the verb to beat
  • Central Kurdish: تێھەڵدان (têhelldan) — action of the verb to beat
  • Ladino: haftona — action of the verb to beat
  • Malay: paluan — action of the verb to beat
  • Malay: pukulan — action of the verb to beat
  • Norman: ronde — action of the verb to beat
  • Norman: suée — action of the verb to beat
  • Norman: dêgraîsseuse — action of the verb to beat
  • Norman: latteuse — action of the verb to beat
  • Norman: batt'tie — action of the verb to beat
  • Norwegian: slag — action of the verb to beat
  • Polish: bicie — action of the verb to beat
  • Polish: uderzanie — action of the verb to beat
  • Polish: wpierdol — action of the verb to beat
  • Portuguese: sova — action of the verb to beat
  • Portuguese: surra — action of the verb to beat
  • Russian: бие́ние (bijénije) — action of the verb to beat
  • Russian: битьё (bitʹjó) — action of the verb to beat
  • Russian: избие́ние (izbijénije) — action of the verb to beat
  • Russian: побо́и (pobói) — action of the verb to beat
  • Campidanese Sardinian: cadra — action of the verb to beat
  • Sardinian: cadda — action of the verb to beat
  • Sardinian: batacchio — action of the verb to beat
  • Sardinian: antarzu — action of the verb to beat
  • Sassarese: matzàda — action of the verb to beat
  • Sassarese: sagamàda — action of the verb to beat
  • Sassarese: tùnda — action of the verb to beat
  • Serbo-Croatian: tući — action of the verb to beat
  • Serbo-Croatian: bȉti — action of the verb to beat
  • Serbo-Croatian: mlatiti — action of the verb to beat
  • Serbo-Croatian: udarati — action of the verb to beat
  • Serbo-Croatian: lupati — action of the verb to beat
  • Spanish: paliza — action of the verb to beat
  • Spanish: golpiza — action of the verb to beat
  • Swahili: uchapaji — action of the verb to beat
  • Tamil: அடி (aṭi) — action of the verb to beat
  • Telugu: కొట్టుట (koṭṭuṭa) — action of the verb to beat
  • Turkish: dayak — action of the verb to beat
  • Ukrainian: биття́ (byttjá) — action of the verb to beat
  • Ukrainian: побиття́ (pobyttjá) — action of the verb to beat
  • Ukrainian: побі́й (pobíj) — action of the verb to beat
  • Zazaki: derb — action of the verb to beat
  • Bulgarian: поражение (poraženie) — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Catalan: fart de jacos — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Catalan: gec de jacos — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Finnish: löylytys — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Galician: malleira — a heavy defeat or setback
  • German: but see vernichtende Niederlage — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Italian: bastonata — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Italian: smacco — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Italian: sconfitta — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Italian: sonora sconfitta — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Russian: пораже́ние (poražénije) — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Campidanese Sardinian: carda — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Sardinian: irrugada — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Sardinian: carda — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Sassarese: adubàda — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Sassarese: matzucàda — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Spanish: paliza — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Walloon: taene — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Walloon: tatouye — a heavy defeat or setback
  • Bulgarian: туптене (tuptene) — the pulsation of the heart
  • Esperanto: batado — the pulsation of the heart
  • French: battement — the pulsation of the heart
  • Galician: latexo — the pulsation of the heart
  • Galician: batido — the pulsation of the heart
  • Galician: palpitación — the pulsation of the heart
  • German: Herzschlag — the pulsation of the heart
  • Italian: battito — the pulsation of the heart
  • Central Kurdish: لێدان (lêdan) — the pulsation of the heart
  • Malay: debar — the pulsation of the heart
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjerteslag — the pulsation of the heart
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hjarteslag — the pulsation of the heart
  • Russian: бие́ние (bijénije) — the pulsation of the heart
  • Slovak: tlkot — the pulsation of the heart
  • Spanish: latido — the pulsation of the heart
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