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beatings

/ˈbiːtɪŋz/

beatings is the plural of beating.

Meaning of beating

Noun

beating (countable and uncountable, plural beatings)

  1. The action by which someone or something is beaten.
    • the beating of a drum
  2. A heavy defeat or setback.
    • 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.2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2012
  3. The pulsation of the heart.

Phrases with beatings

Questions about beatings

What is beatings the plural of?
Beatings is the plural of beating.
How do you pronounce beatings?
Beatings is pronounced /ˈbiːtɪŋz/.

Words near beatings in the dictionary

  1. beating up on
  2. beating with the ugly stick
  3. beating-heart transplant
  4. beating-heart transplants
  5. beatingest
  6. beatings
  7. beatitude
  8. beatitudes
  9. beatize
  10. beatized
  11. beatizes

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