Definition: 1. The act of overcoming or outdoing. 2. The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows. 3. Expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart.
Use 'beating' in a sentence:
1. Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?
2. I felt my heart beating faster.
3. I could hear the beating of my heart.
4. His heart was beating wildly.
5. Your father will give you a good beating.
6. He won't stand beating.
7. The raindrop was beating against the windowpanes.
8. The sun is beating down relentlessly.
9. We qualified for the final by beating Stanford on Tuesday.
10. The policemen admitted beating the student, but said they were acting on orders from above.
11. It was beating strongly, but full of scars.
12. He reached the semis after beating Nadal in the quarterfinal.
13. My heart was beating rapidly.
14. His heart stopped beating.
15. Drums and gongs were beating boisterously.
16. I gave him a good beating for breaking the window.
17. After his beating, Colin ran away and hasn't been heard of since.
18. He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him.
19. Nina managed to free herself and began beating at the flames with a pillow.
20. After that, the heart stops beating altogether.
21. Somebody was beating at the door.
22. We heard the drums beating.
23. Someone was beating a drum.
24. Someone was beating at the door.
25. The team took a terrible beating.
26. The team has taken a few beatings this season.
27. That score is going to take some beating.
28. There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass.
29. She's alive—her heart is still beating.
30. Her heart is beating normally.
31. They have begun a hunger strike in protest at the alleged beating.
32. He could hear the beating of his own heart.
33. As a place to live, Oxford takes some beating.
34. Beating the world champions is certainly a big ask for the team.
35. The patient's heart stopped beating for a few seconds.
36. Beating their wings they flew off.
37. She's alive ─ her heart is still beating.
38. Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want.
