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 car-sized robotic rover has taken a beating throughout the course of its 14-year journey on the red planet. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 May 2026

Perhaps repair some divots on a court that took a beating Saturday night. —Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026

Each day, they are filled with one-dimensional stories of beatings, stabbing and shootings — all sad accounts of a city in decline. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026

Trips to detention hearings brought beatings. —Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 May 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