Standard Lemma guide

belting

adj · name · noun · verb · 9 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɛltɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛltɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: B EH1 L T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Very good; exceptional (can also be used adverbially)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-English, dialectal, not-comparable

Examples

  • You'll have a belting time!
  • She cooks belting good food.

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A beating with a belt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A thorough defeat; a thrashing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A system of beltwork, as in a conveyor or other mechanical device.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The material from which belts for machinery are made.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

noun

Meaning 7

The act of singing in chest voice above one's vocal break in a higher range typically sung in head voice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • I could hear you perfectly all the way in the back of the audience! I wish my belting were as good as yours.

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8

verb

Meaning 8

present participle and gerund of belt

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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9

noun

Meaning 9

the material of which belts are made

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile

History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Belting.