The meaning of BEATING is an act of striking with repeated blows so as to injure or damage; also : the injury or damage thus inflicted. How to use beating in a sentence.

He escaped a beating. fig. This chair has taken a beating over the years (= been used often and damaged).

1. to strike or hit repeatedly.

to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.

Definition of beating noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick. ...after a savage beating by fellow inmates. The team secured pictures of prisoners showing signs of …

BEATING definition: the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.. See examples of beating used in a sentence.