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beating one's chest

beating one's chest is the present participle and gerund 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 beating one's chest

What is beating one's chest the present participle and gerund of?
Beating one's chest is the present participle and gerund of beat one's chest.

Words near beating one's chest in the dictionary

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

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