beating
beating
nounDefinition of BEATING
1
a rhythmic expanding and contracting <he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart>
2
failure to win a contest <took a beating and ended up in second place>
Synonyms beating, drubbing, licking, loss, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, shellacking, trimming, trouncing, whipping
Related Words collapse, debacle (also d{eacute}b{acirc}cle), failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upset; lurch, shutout, washout, whitewash
Near Antonyms accomplishment, achievement; blowout, cakewalk, landslide, romp, runaway, sweep, walkaway, walkover
