beating
the act of overcoming or outdoing
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,348 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,380 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the act of overcoming or outdoing also: whipping
- the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows also: thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking
beating in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Fate is turning my pride to its hammer and beating it out of me.
The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story · H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard · Chapter 1
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Her heart beating loud enough to be heard, Mlle. Gilberte ran down the stairs.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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This Morning I offended; and I bore A cruel beating, worse than all before.
Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs · Robert Bloomfield · Chapter 1
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Lord Henry felt as if he could hear Basil Hallward’s heart beating, and wondered what was coming.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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So she went home light-foot with her sorrows beginning to fade and her heart beating happy again.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1