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Yes, the word 'beating' is a noun called a gerund, the present participle of a verb (to beat) that functions as a noun in a sentence.
The present participle of a verb also functions as an adjective.
Examples:
She was beating the egg whites to add to the batter. (verb)
It's an old fashioned device used for the beating of rugs. (noun)
The boy was amazed to hear the beating heart through the doctor's stethoscope. (adjective)
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∙ 8y ago
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoIt can be a noun, meaning the percussion rhythm of music. Beat is also a verb.
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Has the word thresh ever been a noun meaning a type of straw?
To 'thresh' is a verb which describes the beating of wheat to separate the grain from the stalk. Most dictionaries list a noun 'thresh' as the act of threshing.
Is beat an adjective?
Only informally, to mean tired, from beaten (the past participle of the verb to beat).Beat is a verb with several related uses, or a noun used especially in music.
What is the noun for beat?
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The slang term (plural noun) is shoutouts or shout-outs, which is public mention or recognition.*The slang sports term is shutout, beating a scoreless opponent.
Is beating good for children in schools?
Beating is not going for any children. Beating children is harmful for the children
How did Luke Bryan sister Die?
Her heart stopped beating.
What can happen if you compress on a heart that is beating?
If its beating normally, It can stop.
When was Beating of Hearts created?
Beating of Hearts was created in 1983.
What is beating in French?
frapper ANSWER. Beating in French means : battre, batonner, donner des coups de baton. Some idiom with beating: To get a beating : etre batonnè, etre puni. It will take some beating: Il sera difficile de dépasser
Is there a difference in beating around the bush and beating about the bush?
The meaning would be the same, but most people say beating around the bush.
Regular beating in the arteries coused by the contraction of the heart?
beating in the arteries
