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beating

/ˈbiːtɪŋ/
verb

  1. To hit; strike

    "As soon as she heard that her father had died, she went into a rage and beat the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled."

    Similar: hammer, knock, pound, strike, whack

  2. To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.

    "He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque."

  3. To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.

Synonymsdo it, get it on, have sex, shag, hammer, knock
noun

  1. The action by which someone or something is beaten.

    "secret beatings of prisoners"

  2. A heavy defeat or setback.

  3. The pulsation of the heart.

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