beating
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(noun) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
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Synonyms: drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, whacking |
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Related Words: corporal punishment, flagellation, flogging, lashing, whipping |
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(noun) the act of overcoming or outdoing |
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Synonyms: whipping |
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Related Words: combat, fight, fighting |
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(satellite adjective) expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart" |
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Synonyms: pulsating, pulsing |
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