verb
To hit a person or thing again and again.
He was beating the drum loudly.
Common phrases & grammar
beat someone · beat a drum
American English
How to pronounce beating
verb · nounB2Common word
BEEdihng
/ˈbi.ɾɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
To hit a person or thing again and again.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
noun
A physical attack in which a person is hit many times.
The victim suffered a severe beating.
Common phrases & grammar
suffer a beating · give someone a beating
noun
A heavy defeat in a game or competition.
Our team took a beating in the final.
Common phrases & grammar
take a beating · suffer a heavy beating
nounless common
The regular movement of a heart as it pumps blood.
I could hear the beating of my heart.
Related words & forms
Beat is both the past tense and the base form; beaten is the past participle.