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beating definition

beat·ing (bēt′iŋ)

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that beats
  2. a whipping or thrashing
  3. a throbbing; pulsation
  4. a defeat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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