Beating

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːtɪŋ

Full definition of beating

Noun

1. action of the verb to beat
• 2012, May 9, Jonathan Wilson, Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao, 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.
2. a heavy defeat or setback
• 2011, October 23, Phil McNulty, Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City, 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.
3. the pulsation of the heart

Verb

1. Present participle of beat

Anagrams

• betaing