Meaning

3 senses
  1. (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

  2. (countable, uncountable)A heavy defeat or setback.

    but see vernichtende Niederlage

    пораже́ниеporažénije

  3. (countable, uncountable)The pulsation of the heart.

    Herzschlag

    бие́ниеbijénije

More definitions
  • the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
  • the act of overcoming or outdoing

Examples

294 sentences
  1. Quit beating around the bush.

    Годі вже ходити коло й навколо. — deniko

  2. Stop beating around the bush.

    Годі вже ходити коло й навколо. — deniko

    ruХватит ходить вокруг да около. — Hellerick

    deHör auf, um den heißen Brei herumzureden! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. I felt my heart beating rapidly.

    ruЯ чувствовал, как быстро бьётся моё сердце. — marafon

    deIch fühlte mein Herz schnell schlagen. — Yorwba

  4. He felt his heart beating fast.

    deEr fühlte sein Herz schnell schlagen. — Manfredo

  5. She felt her heart beating fast.

    ruОна почувствовала, как у неё сильно забилось сердце. — marafon

    deSie spürte, wie ihr Herz raste. — wolfgangth

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
action of the verb to beat:
Русский
By meaning 2
action of the verb to beat:
a heavy defeat or setback:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
action of the verb to beat:
a heavy defeat or setback:
the pulsation of the heart:

Origin

By surface analysis, beat + -ing.

By surface analysis, beat + -ing.

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Forms

plural: beatings
Singularbeating
Pluralbeatings

regular

Synonyms

36 synonyms

Word family

16 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • stop beating around
  • beating around the
  • beating around
  • stop beating
  • heart beating
  • beating fast

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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