beating

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

beat·ing [beating] BrE [ˈbiːtɪŋ] NAmE [ˈbiːtɪŋ] noun
1. countable an act of hitting sb hard and repeatedly, as a punishment or in a fight
•to give sb a beating
2. countable (informal)a very heavy defeat
•The team has taken a few beatings this season.
3. uncountable a series of regular blows to sth such as a drum, or movements of sth, such as your heart; the sound that this makes
•He could hear the beating of his own heart.
•the beating of drums/wings
Idiom: ↑take some beating

Example Bank:
•They caught him and gave him a violent beating.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking, whipping