he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart
took a beating and ended up in second place
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Flogging is a form of beating that involves a whip or rod and is commonly administered to the person’s back.—Artemis Moshtaghian and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025 Prosecutors told the panel that the beatings that killed little Ayden began the day before his death.—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025 Naomi took the beating as well as anyone could have asked.—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 He was found guilty of ordering the fatal beating of Treese, the owner of an Oklahoma City motel where Glossip was a handyman, per the AP.—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beating
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Etymology
Middle English betynge, from gerund of beten "to beat entry 1"
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