beating

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbiːtɪŋ/

Noun

beating (plural beatings)

1. The action by which someone or something is beaten.

   the beating of a drum

   secret beatings of prisoners

2. A heavy defeat or setback.
3. The pulsation of the heart.

Translations

• French: battage
• Italian: bastonatura
• Portuguese: sova, surra
• Russian: (various senses) бие́ние

Translations

• Italian: bastonata, smacco, sconfitta, sonora sconfitta
• Russian: пораже́ние

Translations

• French: battement
• Italian: battito
• Russian: бие́ние
• Spanish: latido

Verb

1. present participle of beat#English|beat

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