beating
The action by which someone or something is beatenThe action by which someone or something is beaten.
» Quit beating around the bush.
Годі вже ходити коло й навколо.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The action by which someone or something is beaten.
the beating of a drum
secret beatings of prisoners
Schlagen, Prügel, Verprüglung
бие́ниеbijénije, битьёbitʹjó, избие́ниеizbijénije
биття́byttjá, побиття́pobyttjá, побі́йpobíj
(countable, uncountable)A heavy defeat or setback.
but see vernichtende Niederlage
пораже́ниеporažénije
(countable, uncountable)The pulsation of the heart.
Herzschlag
бие́ниеbijénije
- the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
- the act of overcoming or outdoing
Examples
294 sentencesQuit beating around the bush.
Годі вже ходити коло й навколо.
Stop beating around the bush.
Годі вже ходити коло й навколо.
ruХватит ходить вокруг да около.
deHör auf, um den heißen Brei herumzureden!
I felt my heart beating rapidly.
ruЯ чувствовал, как быстро бьётся моё сердце.
deIch fühlte mein Herz schnell schlagen.
He felt his heart beating fast.
deEr fühlte sein Herz schnell schlagen.
She felt her heart beating fast.
ruОна почувствовала, как у неё сильно забилось сердце.
deSie spürte, wie ihr Herz raste.
Translations
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Origin
By surface analysis, beat + -ing.By surface analysis, beat + -ing.
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Forms
plural: beatingsSynonyms
36 synonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
6 patterns- stop beating around
- beating around the
- beating around
- stop beating
- heart beating
- beating fast