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Synonyms of beating

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Another word for beating is whopping. Other synonyms of beating are battering, thumping, thrashing, pummeling and drubbing.

Synonyms and similar words for beating

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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 synonyms of beating

What is another word for beating?
Beating has 33 synonyms on Word.ws, such as whopping, battering, thumping, thrashing, pummeling, drubbing, lacing and lamming.
What does beating mean?
Beating means the action by which someone or something is beaten.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: beating (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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