- present participle of beat.
beating
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He repeated the feat last year, beating Sinner in four sets.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Verstappen's best results have been two second places, in the Austrian and Hungarian Grands Prix, after coming within two points of beating McLaren's Lando Norris to the world title last season.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Coastal properties in that state take a beating, and insurance companies charge accordingly.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany rose to 34.2 in August from 26.3 in July, beating expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The cold water felt good on such a warm day, with the sun beating through his T-shirt.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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
Rafael Nadal regularly handed out one-sided beatings on his way to a scarcely-believable 14 triumphs over a 17-year stretch, while Iga Swiatek did similar in her four victories between 2020 and 2024.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025
“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
The pier was still undergoing repairs after beatings from high surf that closed it twice last year when a monster swell in January wiped away a piling.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
Within two, three beatings of its wings it was on its way.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
