Synonyms for
Beating
Definition
the action of striking someone or something repeatedly
Synonyms & similar words
whacking
bunk
flummox
tuckerout
mystify
overreach
puzzle
outwit
thrum
get
nonplus
vanquish
drum
gravel
dumbfound
ticktock
baffle
licking
pulsate
scramble
workover
tick
lacing
beatup
pose
pounding
drubbing
whipping
thrashing
flogging
smacking
slapping
hitting
striking
walloping
bashing
pummeling
thumping
bludgeoning
lashing
mauling
clubbing
pelting
spanking
Synonyms by register
Formal
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Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- heart beating
- drum beating
- beating the competition
- beating the odds
- beating a path
- beating around the bush
- beating down the door
- beating the system
Word family
Usage note
As a noun, 'beating' often refers to a severe defeat or a physical assault. As a verb, 'beat' has many idiomatic uses, such as 'beat the clock' or 'beat the traffic'.
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Example sentences
- The beating of the rain on the roof kept me up all night.
- The boxer gave his opponent a severe beating.
- She could hear the beating of her heart in her ears.
- The police officer caught the suspect after a high-speed car chase and a foot beating.
- The beating of the wings of the butterfly was mesmerizing to watch.
Quotes
The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate, it's the sand of the Colosseum.
I took the beating so they wouldn't have to.
I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.