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Beating

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈbiːtɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The action by which someone or something is beaten.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A heavy defeat or setback.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The pulsation of the heart.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“the beating of a drum”
“secret beatings of prisoners”
“[…] to support⟳ or agree⟳ with the persecutions, beatings, dehumanizings, insults, murders, genocides, and oppressions of a perpetrator's target⟳ […]”
““It was one of the most severe beatings they’ve seen on tape,” an FDNY insider said, recalling the reaction by brass who viewed video of the bloody fisticuffs.”
“The fight⟳ is not all one-sided. Lion is taking a savage beating as the two flagships trade⟳ body blows almost independent of the furious carronade going on behind them.”
“Human rights organisations say⟳ many experience⟳ imprisonment and beatings along the way.”
“To increase⟳ United's pain, this was their first home defeat⟳ in any competition since April 2010, when they lost to Chelsea - but even that defeat⟳, which effectively cost⟳ them the title, may not turn⟳ out to have⟳ the same long-term significance as this heavy beating.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

beating heart beating-heart transplant Beatings Beatitude Beatitudes Beatle

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