The meaning of BEATING is an act of striking with repeated blows so as to injure or damage; also : the injury or damage thus inflicted. How to use beating in a sentence.

He escaped a beating. fig. This chair has taken a beating over the years (= been used often and damaged).

BEATING definition: the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.. See examples of beating used in a sentence.

to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.

Define beating. beating synonyms, beating pronunciation, beating translation, English dictionary definition of beating. n. 1. An act of repeated hitting or striking. 2. a. A thorough defeat, as in an …

If something such as a business, a political party, or a team takes a beating, it is defeated by a large amount in a competition or an election. Our firm has taken a terrible beating in recent years.

Definition of beating noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Synonyms for BEATING: pulse, throb, beat, pulsation, tremor, palpitation, vibration, fluctuation; Antonyms of BEATING: victory, success, triumph, win, achievement, accomplishment, sweep, runaway

Our team took a severe beating in the tournament. (Definition of beating from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick. ...after a savage beating by fellow inmates. The team secured pictures of prisoners showing signs of …