BELTING Synonyms: 345 Similar and Opposite Words

belting 1 of 2

noun

Definition of belting

as in whipping

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verb

present participle of belt

as in hitting

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner belted the baseball out of the park

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as in wrapping

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt belted the little boy's pants tightly so they would stay up

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as in pounding

to strike repeatedly belted the punching bag relentlessly

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as in speeding

to proceed or move quickly the boy went belting along on his skateboard

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Recent Examples of belting

Noun

Oversized belts cinched over trenches, trousers, and skirts made a strong showing on the Max Mara Fall/Winter 2025/2026 runway in Milan–a clear signal that bold belting is back and ready to elevate everyday styling. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026 Today’s tires, however, have improved beading and better belting to take on these kinds of forces. — New Atlas, 11 Nov. 2025

Verb

Clinging to a 1-0 lead, Jensen gave the Royals two huge runs in the ninth by belting his 19th homer, a shot to right off reliever Craig Yoho. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 The audience captured BigXthaPlug performing, then flipped their cameras around to record themselves belting back every lyric. — Jessica Rish, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for belting

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belting

Noun

Use it in pudding and heavy cream recipes that do not require whipping.

— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
The hunger was secondary to her desperate prayers for the whipping to stop.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of whipping

Verb

Followin much teasing, Oasis will embark on an additional 2027 tour hitting stops once again in the United Kingdom and United States, but also Europe, which was omitted during last year’s trot.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
The film will open in select theaters on October 16 before hitting Netflix on December 2.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hitting

Verb

That season premiered in December 2025, wrapping in March of this year; Bravo has still not shared its plans for the future of the mainstay Vanderpump Rules.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Human wellness devices have normalized the format, whether that means wearing it, sitting under it or wrapping it on, and pet owners increasingly expect the same tools for their animals.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrapping

Verb

One man was already pounding another's head into a small hole that prisoners used as a toilet.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Breaking Benjamin As pounding as any heavy metal band, this Pennsylvania group hammers its way to surprisingly melodic choruses.

— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of pounding

Verb

At first, people used drum machines as metronomes — to keep a drummer from speeding up or slowing down and to keep everyone on the same rhythmic wavelength.

— Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
That industrial network matters because increasing missile output involves more than speeding up final assembly.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of speeding

Noun

The butt of the Axvant is designed to double as a mallet, mostly for knocking in tent stakes and taking care of other basic, non-precision hammering.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
Coastal flooding and hammering winds are already underway from North Carolina and Virginia to New Jersey, the start of a dayslong coastal flood and erosion threat that will extend into New England as the storm ramps up.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of hammering

Verb

Bella chews him out for punching Angus in the face right before Angus’s big presentation, which Johnny knew about because they were supposed to throw a return supper for him, a dinner Johnny was supposed to cook.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Castro whips her head around and follows him, punching him in the back.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of punching

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These are just two of the many scenes of destruction the hurricane has left in Hawaii after lashing the state’s western islands with heavy rain, widespread flooding and tropical-storm-force winds on Monday and Tuesday.

— Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
This week’s meeting of G20 finance ministers underscored rising global trade tensions, with several countries, including the US, lashing out at China.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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