beat·ing 
/ˈbi:tɪŋ/ noun
plural beat·ings /ˈbi:tɪŋ/ noun [count] : the act of repeatedly hitting someone to cause pain or injury : the act of beating someone
▪ He threatened to give the boys a (good) beating for stealing the apples. — often used figuratively ▪ Our plans took a real beating from the review committee. [=the review committee strongly criticized our plans] ▪ The reporters gave the politician quite a beating with all their hostile questions. ▪ Many investors took quite a (bad) beating [=lost a lot of money] when the stock market crashed.
▪ He threatened to give the boys a (good) beating for stealing the apples. — often used figuratively ▪ Our plans took a real beating from the review committee. [=the review committee strongly criticized our plans] ▪ The reporters gave the politician quite a beating with all their hostile questions. ▪ Many investors took quite a (bad) beating [=lost a lot of money] when the stock market crashed.
