beating

noun

beat·​ing ˈbē-tiŋ 

1

: an act of striking with repeated blows so as to injure or damage

also : the injury or damage thus inflicted

2

: pulsation

3

: defeat, setback

Synonyms of beating

• pulse
• throb
• beat

Examples of beating in a Sentence

he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart

took a beating and ended up in second place

Recent Examples on the Web

The morality police patrol streets and other public areas looking for violators, who face arrest, fines, beatings, or detention. —Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026

Four juveniles, ages 11 and 12, have been charged in connection with the beating. —Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026

Kuminga scored 10 points as the Warriors went on a 26-14 run to end the quarter, capped by Kuminga going end-to-end for a buzzer-beating layup to cut the deficit to 108-94. —Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026

While the list above reflects the best data available right now, Earth's magnetic field is still reverberating from last night's geomagnetic beating, and that lingering energy could give auroras an extra push farther south than expected. —Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English betynge, from gerund of beten "to beat entry 1"

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing beating

• beating reed
• breast-beating
• take a beating
• take some beating
• world-beating

Rhymes for beating

• bleating
• cheating
• eating
• fleeting
• greeting
• heating
• meeting
• seating
• sheeting
• sweeting
• treating
• accreting