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beaten one's breast

beaten one's breast is the past participle of beat one's breast.

Meaning of beat one's breast

Verb

beat one's breast (third-person singular simple present beats one's breast, present participle beating one's breast, simple past beat one's breast, past participle beaten one's breast or (colloquial) beat one's breast)

  1. (figuratively) To ostentatiously display remorse, sorrow, or upset.

Questions about beaten one's breast

What is beaten one's breast the past participle of?
Beaten one's breast is the past participle of beat one's breast.

Words near beaten one's breast in the dictionary

  1. beaten off with a stick
  2. beaten on
  3. beaten one's ass
  4. beaten one's brain
  5. beaten one's brains out
  6. beaten one's breast
  7. beaten one's chest
  8. beaten one's face
  9. beaten one's head against a stone wall
  10. beaten one's meat
  11. beaten one's swords into ploughshares

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