belting

noun

belt·​ing ˈbel-tiŋ How to pronounce belting (audio)
1
: belts
2
: material for belts

Examples of belting in a Sentence

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When a choir joins the singers for the final third of the song and both Houston and Carey take flight with their trademark belting, just sit back and marvel. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025 More powerful and vivid than captured on record, her singing moved from faint, vulnerable whispers to urgent, shrill-free belting that often carried without the aid of effects. Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025 Gypsy, though, provides little opportunity for the belting that Woods is known for, relying instead on her ability to simply tell the story through song. Dina Litovsky, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024 And, like IndyCar did in St. Pete at the start of the season, all forward-facing tire barriers are now covered with belting. Jenna Fryer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for belting

Word History

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of belting was in 1567

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“Belting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belting. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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belting

noun
belt·​ing ˈbel-tiŋ How to pronounce belting (audio)
: material for making belts

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