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beaten one's chest

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

Meaning of beat one's chest

Verb

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

  1. To brag ostentatiously.
    • beating his chest about his accomplishments
  2. Synonym of beat one's breast (“lament”).

Questions about beaten one's chest

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

Words near beaten one's chest in the dictionary

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

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