beating

1 of 2

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

beating

2 of 2

present participle of beat entry 1

Synonyms of beating

Noun

• pulse
• throb
• beat

Examples of beating in a Sentence

Noun

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

Noun

The violent beating of his heart reverberated in his head— seemed to shake his brain to pieces. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy from the Israeli settlement of Avigayil in the beating of a 61-year-old Palestinian man. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Chicago’s Indian Independence Day celebrations kicked off with the revving of motorcycles and the beating of drums, as a few dozen marchers decked out in orange, white and green headed down Devon Avenue in West Ridge. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Israeli teen settler arrested in beating of amputee Elsewhere in the Middle East, police arrested a 16-year-old boy from the Israeli settlement of Avigayil in the beating of a 61-year-old Palestinian man. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

First Known Use

Noun

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