beating

[Beat·ing]

The act of overcoming or outdoing

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The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.

Noun
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Noun
the act of overcoming or outdoing

Adjective S.
expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart"


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.


Beating

Beat"ing , n. 1. The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows. 2. Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart. 3. (Acoustics & Mus.) Pulsative sounds. See Beat, n. 4. (Naut.) The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.

The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.

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Usage Examples

Theatre, when it is at its best, takes a lot of beating - the live experience and the shared collective experience of live storytelling is really special when it is good. Particularly here in New York because the audiences are amazing, very vocal and very engaged, and that makes theatre very exciting.

'Aladdin' was probably my favorite Disney animation when I was a kid. The animation was great and Robin Williams was unbelievable as the Genie. 'Aladdin' was an amazing adventure and the lead character was a hero for guys, which I loved. It wasn't a princess or a girl beating the odds it was a street rat. That seemed really cool to me.

I drank for about 25 years getting over the loss of my father and I took the anger out on myself. I did a good job at beating myself up at sometimes. I don't drink anymore but my alcoholic head occasionally says different. 'Nil By Mouth' was a love letter to my father because I needed to resolve some issues in order to be able to forgive him.

I just try to try to keep an attitude that I don't know what I'm doing. Not to the point where I'm beating myself up, but I just go in thinking that I have a lot to learn. And I hope I still have that attitude 30 years from now.

The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow.

Divorce is so common and accepted in America that beating myself up over it may sound ridiculous. But I was raised to believe that divorce wasn't an option to me, divorce equaled failure. I wasn't able to change that equation until I found myself in the right relationship.

Music is one of those things that is constantly going in my head all the time. It's sort of like the evolution and creation of doing food, or my philosophy about wine. It's always beating in my head, so it keeps the spirit moving.

A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

In the summer we graduated we flipped out completely, drinking beer, cruising in our cars and beating up each other. It was a crazy summer. That's when I started to be interested in girls.

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.

Beating Pakistan is always special because they are a tough team and we have a bit if a history regarding Pakistan.

Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.

Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their door till you get heard. Don't ever say it'll never happen or it'll never happen.

Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the deeds he is doing - where there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger which he knows he was meant and made to do.

For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can't put my finger on it, but in a man's world of sport, there is something visceral to beating another man.

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

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