beating meaning
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[ˈbiːtɪŋ] [-iːtɪŋ] 
US WBeating
- NounPLbeatingsSUF-ing
- Action of the verb to beat.
- Every break seemed dangerous and Falcao clearly had the beating of Amorebieta. Others, being forced to stretch a foot behind them to control Arda Turan's 34th-minute cross, might simply have lashed a shot on the turn; Falcao, though, twisted back on to his left foot, leaving Amorebieta in a heap, and thumped in an inevitable finish – his 12th goal in 15 European matches this season.
- A heavy defeat or setback.
- 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.
- The pulsation of the heart.
- Action of the verb to beat.
- Verb
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Federer, while not quite a serial sobber, also cried as a 21-year-old after beating Mark Philippoussis at Wimbledon in 2003.
- Yeah, he's blipped mine, too. But he's beating the hell out of my Dorkdar® and Jerkdar® so much that I can't get an accurate reading from the Gaydar® -- it's such a *sensitive* instrument, you know.
- Outside shooting is essential to beating a zone defense.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Beating off is pretty much the best way to waste ten minutes.
- Beating up on shitpuddles like you is comparable to a basic food group in alt.peeves, and you're just a name at the end of the list.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of beating in English Dictionary
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- en beatings
- en beating to
- en beating up
- en beating off
- en beating down
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "beating" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.