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

Then, to add insult to injury, the Cavaliers carried a 109-87 lead into the fourth when Cleveland’s Evan Mobley ended the third quarter with a successful 32-foot buzzer-beating heave. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026

He and Flores also are accused of ordering kidnappings, beatings and murders of those who owed them drug money or undermined their trafficking operation. —Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026

They are also accused of ordering kidnappings, beatings and murders of those who owed them drug money or undermined their trafficking operation. —Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026

Once there, the complaint says, he was thrust into CECOT and subjected to physical beatings, psychological abuse, inhumane conditions and isolation from family and attorneys. —Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 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