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• Jan had little trouble beating John in tennis. He lost five games in a row.From the entry beat
• Just stop beating around the bush and tell me what the problem is!From the entry beat around the bush
• The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.From the entry forged
• We had to leave the beach because the sun was really beating down.From the entry beat down
• It was a ghastly morning, with the rain beating down in sheets.From the entry beat down
• You guys are always beating on immigration, but it won't win you this election.From the entry beat on
• After taking a beating in the boxing ring, the left side of his face looked like fresh meat.From the entry fresh
• You're going to catch a beating if they find out.From the entry catch
• The wild gorilla was beating its chest.From the entry chest
• I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.From the entry place
• Outside shooting is essential to beating a zone defense.From the entry zone defense
• Joe was sore at Bob for beating him at checkers.From the entry sore
• Soften the butter before beating in the sugar.From the entry soften
• The mousse was aerated by beating rapidly.From the entry aerate
• The alleged last words would have been "More beating" had one of the assailants failed to notice the victim's true intent.From the entry last words
• He's always beating up on her about her weight.From the entry beat up on
• After I said that, they would not give me a break. They just kept beating me over the head with it.From the entry over the head
• He's been beating about for that supposed treasure.From the entry beat about
• She's beating on about poor service.From the entry beat on
• Human rights organisations say many experience imprisonment and beatings along the way.2023 August 21, Paul Adams, “Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards - report”, in BBC, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2024. From the entry imprisonment
• So, to start beating up Admiral Scheer, he had to get closer.2022 December 3, Drachinifel, 5:25 from the start, in HMS Jervis Bay - Guide 312, archived from the original on 16 May 2023. From the entry beat up
• “I guess I should probably stop beating myself up,” Tara says.2022, Amanda E. White, Not Drinking Tonight: A Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love, Hachette Go, →ISBN. From the entry I can't
• You also can’t beat yourself up for beating yourself up,” I say with a wink.2022, Amanda E. White, Not Drinking Tonight: A Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love, Hachette Go, →ISBN. From the entry I can't
• The two gumchewers, the fastest of the lot, were beating a path toward the river.2020, Johnny D. Boggs, Matthew Johnson, US Marshal. From the entry gumchewer
• His father tried to intimidate his son into staying, threatening him with banishment and a possible beating.2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 168. From the entry intimidate
• American regulations at the time prohibited organ harvesting from brain-dead patients if their hearts were still beating.2018, Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: a History, →ISBN, page 187. From the entry harvesting
• She was beating a fighting retreat when the Shāh caught up to her with sixty men.2018, “Solṭān Salim Comes to Iran”, in Barry Wood, editor, transl., The Adventures of Shāh Esmāʿil: A Seventeenth-Century Persian Popular…. From the entry shāh
• Everything fell on me, I felt my body heavy and my heart beating very fast.2016, Mauro Paulino, Forensic Psychology of Spousal Violence, London: Academic Press, →ISBN, page 160. From the entry backstab
• Her heart was beating very fast and all her adrenaline kicked in.2016, Ian Mitchell-Gill, Merrett's Gift. From the entry saucer
• Two men, bowed over, were beating a tune on hourglass-shaped talking drums.2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 209. From the entry talking drum
• Asriel: Right now, I can feel everyone's hearts beating as one.2015 September 15, Toby Fox, Undertale, Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS X. From the entry beat as one
• Every break seemed dangerous and Falcao clearly had the beating of Amorebieta.2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in The Guardian, archived from the…. From the entry inevitable
• Wherever there's a regulator beating up on a banker, I'll be there."2012, Gary Weiss, Ayn Rand Nation: The Hidden Struggle for America's Soul, St. Martin's Press. From the entry Tom Joad
• Plus he'll be getting his butt kicked through it all.” “Oh, the senseless beatings.”2008 September 28, Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz, “1600 Candles” (13:28 from the start), in American Dad!, season American Dad! season 5…. From the entry bacne
• "You go back to that old saying about beating your swords into plowshares.2007 April 8, William Kates, “Animal News to Conserve: Deer or Energy?”, in The Virginian Pilot. From the entry beat one's swords into ploughshares
• My heart was beating madly and I was gulping nervous energy.2006, Nancy Anne Nicholson, Thin White Female in No Acute Distress: A Memoir, page 187. From the entry gulp
• Harassing of voters at polling booths including beating and jack booting thereby infiinging on their human rights.2006, Journal of Social Sciences - Volume 13, Issues 1-3, page 63. From the entry jack boot

Meaning of beating

1. noun The action by which someone or something is beaten.
2. noun A heavy defeat or setback.
3. noun The pulsation of the heart.

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Questions about beating in a sentence

How do you use beating in a sentence?

Beating is used as a noun. For example: “Jan had little trouble beating John in tennis. He lost five games in a row.”

What is a short sentence with beating?

“secret beatings of prisoners”

What does beating mean?

Beating means the action by which someone or something is beaten.