beating
Definitions
Noun
- The act of overcoming or outdoing
- The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Verb
- Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- Give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- Hit repeatedly
- Move rhythmically
- Shape by beating
- Make a rhythmic sound
- Glare or strike with great intensity
- Move with a thrashing motion
- Sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- Stir vigorously
- Strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- Be superior
- Avoid paying
- Make a sound like a clock or a timer
- Move with a flapping motion
- Indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- Make by pounding or trampling
- Produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- Strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
- Beat through cleverness and wit
- Be a mystery or bewildering to
- Wear out completely
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "beating".
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "beating".
# | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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1 | burning | 2 | 49 |
2 | bearing | 2 | 25 |
3 | boating | 2 | 23 |
4 | blowing | 2 | 19 |
5 | bathing | 2 | 15 |
6 | batting | 2 | 15 |
7 | begging | 2 | 10 |
8 | boiling | 2 | 9 |
9 | backing | 2 | 8 |
10 | bidding | 2 | 7 |
11 | beaming | 2 | 6 |
12 | biting | 2 | 6 |
13 | booking | 2 | 6 |
14 | buzzing | 2 | 6 |
15 | abiding | 3 | 5 |
16 | betting | 2 | 5 |
17 | bombing | 2 | 5 |
18 | boring | 2 | 5 |
19 | baking | 2 | 4 |
20 | banging | 2 | 4 |
21 | basing | 2 | 4 |
22 | billing | 2 | 4 |
23 | bucking | 2 | 4 |
24 | bailing | 2 | 3 |
25 | barring | 2 | 3 |
26 | bedding | 2 | 3 |
27 | bobbing | 2 | 3 |
28 | bugging | 2 | 3 |
29 | balking | 2 | 1 |
30 | balling | 2 | 1 |
31 | banning | 2 | 1 |
32 | beaching | 2 | 1 |
33 | bluing | 2 | 1 |
34 | booming | 2 | 1 |
35 | brewing | 2 | 1 |
36 | budding | 2 | 1 |
37 | burrowing | 3 | 1 |
38 | butting | 2 | 1 |
39 | abating | 3 | 0 |
40 | abetting | 3 | 0 |
41 | abutting | 3 | 0 |
42 | bagging | 2 | 0 |
43 | baiting | 2 | 0 |
44 | baling | 2 | 0 |
45 | baring | 2 | 0 |
46 | bashing | 2 | 0 |
47 | beefing | 2 | 0 |
48 | beeping | 2 | 0 |
49 | behling | 2 | 0 |
50 | behning | 2 | 0 |
51 | behring | 2 | 0 |
52 | belling | 2 | 0 |
53 | bening | 2 | 0 |
54 | benning | 2 | 0 |
55 | bering | 2 | 0 |
56 | berling | 2 | 0 |
57 | berning | 2 | 0 |
58 | bicking | 2 | 0 |
59 | biding | 2 | 0 |
60 | biking | 2 | 0 |
61 | binning | 2 | 0 |
62 | birthing | 2 | 0 |
63 | bitching | 2 | 0 |
64 | bitting | 2 | 0 |
65 | blueing | 2 | 0 |
66 | blurring | 2 | 0 |
67 | boeding | 2 | 0 |
68 | boehning | 2 | 0 |
69 | bogging | 2 | 0 |
70 | bohling | 2 | 0 |
71 | bohning | 2 | 0 |
72 | boling | 2 | 0 |
73 | bolling | 2 | 0 |
74 | boning | 2 | 0 |
75 | booting | 2 | 0 |
76 | boozing | 2 | 0 |
77 | botting | 2 | 0 |
78 | bowling | 2 | 0 |
79 | bowring | 2 | 0 |
80 | bowsing | 2 | 0 |
81 | budging | 2 | 0 |
82 | bunning | 2 | 0 |
83 | burling | 2 | 0 |
84 | burping | 2 | 0 |
85 | busing | 2 | 0 |
86 | bussing | 2 | 0 |
87 | ebeling | 3 | 0 |
88 | eberling | 3 | 0 |
89 | ebling | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "beating".
# | Word | Syllables | Freq |
---|---|---|---|
1 | eating | 2 | 32 |
2 | bearing | 2 | 25 |
3 | heating | 2 | 24 |
4 | boating | 2 | 23 |
5 | breathing | 2 | 21 |
6 | batting | 2 | 15 |
7 | bathing | 2 | 15 |
8 | beaming | 2 | 6 |
9 | seating | 2 | 5 |
10 | betting | 2 | 5 |
11 | beatings | 2 | 2 |
12 | basting | 2 | 2 |
13 | belting | 2 | 1 |
14 | berating | 3 | 0 |
15 | breasting | 2 | 0 |
16 | keating | 2 | 0 |
17 | elating | 3 | 0 |
18 | besting | 2 | 0 |
19 | baiting | 2 | 0 |
20 | abating | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "beating" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "beating" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "beating" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "beating".
Results:
Term
Definitions: 25
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 89
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 15
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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