- present participle of beat.
beating
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Jake Connor has been left out of England's Rugby League World Cup squad, with Mikey Lewis beating him to a place.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
To stay sharp, they’ve cracked the secret to beating jet lag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
He has already won silverware in his time with the Hatters, guiding them to the EFL Trophy, beating Stockport County 3-1 at Wembley in April in front of a crowd of nearly 50,000.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The country’s exports rose 83.5% from a year earlier to $120.94 billion, beating the 65.4% increase forecast by economists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
It was the face of somebody who has suddenly felt, for the first time, the precise shape and weight of their own swiftly beating heart.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Later it took further beatings as they worked out how the 8,000-pound horse could be dragged over dunes and log rollers by actors with ropes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“People don’t have the bandwidth to respond with the kind of outrage that they would when you saw the beatings at Pan Pacific Park,” said Abdullah, referring to the LAPD’s response to protests in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2025
Most of the biggest beatings in Celtic's European history have Rodgers’ name beside them.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2024
As one British study titled "Banter, bollockings and beatings" made clear, an often macho culture can prevail, including bizarre induction rituals.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2024
Within two, three beatings of its wings it was on its way.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
