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beating

[ bee-ting ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:

    Give the rug a good beating.

  2. a defeat or reverse; loss; setback

    Several stocks took a beating in the market today.

  3. the beating of her heart.



beating

/ ˈːɪŋ /

noun

  1. a whipping or thrashing, as in punishment
  2. a defeat or setback
  3. take some beating or take a lot of beating
    to be difficult to improve upon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of beating1

First recorded in 1200–50; from Middle English betynge; beat, -ing 1
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“Then your heart will stop beating, because your heart is a muscle, and it gets too tight to beat, and then you die.”

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"We knew he was a risk, but we thought he gave us the best chance of beating our opponent," Kim said.

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England began their Women's Nations League campaign with a draw in Portugal before beating world champions Spain 1-0 at Wembley in February.

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But in 2020, Watkins was placed on disciplinary probation for 35 months after a 54-year-old patient’s heart stopped beating while under anesthesia, four years prior, according to the Dental Board of California.

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Lachlan Murdoch, whose office is in the Art Deco administration building, viewed the Fox lot as part of his company’s beating heart.

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