The meaning of BEATING is an act of striking with repeated blows so as to injure or damage; also : the injury or damage thus inflicted. How to use beating in a sentence.

He escaped a beating. fig. This chair has taken a beating over the years (= been used often and damaged).

Synonyms for BEATING: pulse, throb, beat, pulsation, tremor, palpitation, vibration, fluctuation; Antonyms of BEATING: victory, success, triumph, win, achievement, accomplishment, sweep, runaway

A Bullitt County man is in custody after police say he fatally beat his wife until her face was “unrecognizable.”

BEATING definition: the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.. See examples of beating used in a sentence.

Define beating. beating synonyms, beating pronunciation, beating translation, English dictionary definition of beating. n. 1. An act of repeated hitting or striking. 2. a. A thorough defeat, as in an …

If something such as a business, a political party, or a team takes a beating, it is defeated by a large amount in a competition or an election. Our firm has taken a terrible beating in recent years.

to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.

Definition of beating noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Our team took a severe beating in the tournament. (Definition of beating from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)