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   beating

   /ˈbiːtɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. a punishment or assault in which the victim is hit repeatedly: "if he got dirt on his clothes he'd get a beating" Similar batteringthrashingthumpingpoundingpummellingdrubbingslappingsmackinghammeringhittingstrikingpunchingknockingthwackingcuffingbuffetingboxingmaulingpeltinglambastingassaultattackflayingwhippinglashingcudgellingclubbingbirchingcorporal punishmentchastisementinformal:beating-upduffing-updoing-overbeltingbashingpastingwallopingwhackingclobberingsluggingtanningbiffingboppinghiding
   • 2. pulsation or throbbing, especially of the heart. Similar pulsationpulsatingpulsepulsingpalpitatingthrobreverberationreverberatingpumpingpoundingthumpingthuddinghammeringdrummingpitter-patterpit-a-pat
   • 3. a defeat in a competitive situation. Similar defeatlossconquestvanquishingtrouncingroutingoverthrowdownfallinformal:lickingthrashingclobbering

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

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