beating
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Is beating a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of beating?
Definition
noun (English)
1. the act of overcoming or outdoingSynonyms: beating, whipping
2. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blowsSynonyms: beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking
verb (English)
1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflictExamples: "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"Synonyms: beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
2. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggressionExamples: "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"Synonyms: beat, beat up, work over
3. hit repeatedlyExamples: "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"Synonyms: beat
4. move rhythmicallyExamples: "Her heart was beating fast"Synonyms: beat, pound, thump
5. shape by beatingExamples: "beat swords into ploughshares"Synonyms: beat
6. make a rhythmic soundExamples: "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"Synonyms: beat, drum, thrum
Definition source: Wiktionary