Beating
['biːtɪŋ] or ['bitɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.
(noun.) the act of overcoming or outdoing.
Checked by Helena--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Beat
(n.) The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.
(n.) Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
(n.) Pulsative sounds. See Beat, n.
(n.) The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.
Editor: Will
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Striking, drubbing, flogging, thrashing, cudgelling, pommelling, caning, flagellation, BASTINADO.[2]. Beat, pulsation, throb, throbbing.
Editor: Tamara
Examples
- The men and women in the Cave Colony suddenly found that one bright-eyed young fellow, with a little straighter forehead than the others, was beating them all at hunting. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Yet Selden's manner at the Brys' had brought the flutter of wings so close that they seemed to be beating in her own heart. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Archer's heart was beating violently when he rang old Mrs. Mingott's bell. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He paused again, beating about the question he felt he must put. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Then, a score of others ran into the midst of these, beating their breasts, tearing their hair, and screaming, Foulon alive! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I don't go beating about for side-winds. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- A sharp rain, too, was beating against the window-panes; and the sky looked black and cloudy. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- We had hardly time to take our place behind a pile of luggage when it passed with a rattle and a roar, beating a blast of hot air into our faces. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Her heart was beating all over her body--in her throat, her limbs, her helpless useless hands. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Not I,' said Monks, turning away his eyes and beating his foot upon the ground, as a man who is determined to deny everything. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- A modern steamer, with a noisy screw beating the waters, is enough to scare away all the nymphs in the vicinity. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I beg your pardon, sir, said Fred, rising, standing with his back to the fire and beating his boot with his whip. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Yes,' said Monks, scowling at the trembling boy: the beating of whose heart he might have heard. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Then the boy would go to his shop in the caboose, set up the item, print it, and sell it, beating the daily newspapers that might be awaiting the passengers at the end of the ride. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The wind was howling outside, and the rain was beating and splashing against the windows. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The beatings of my human heart drew me back to blank reality. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Editor: Tamara