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noun

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as in whipping

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verb

present participle of belt
1
as in hitting
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner belted the baseball out of the park

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2
as in wrapping
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt belted the little boy's pants tightly so they would stay up

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3
as in pounding
to strike repeatedly belted the punching bag relentlessly

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4
as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly the boy went belting along on his skateboard

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Recent Examples of belting
Noun
Today’s tires, however, have improved beading and better belting to take on these kinds of forces. — New Atlas, 11 Nov. 2025 Upon which, jazz acts—from Grammy Award-winning bassists to young powerhouse vocalists—assume a commanding position, belting notes and bending pitches five days a week. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee — who’s been honored for his work as a solo artist and a member of Faces — is known for belting out ballads and rock numbers through an unmistake gravelly voice. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 Trammell put his head down after Monday's loss, went back to the drawing board, and ended up belting a three-run shot last night. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for belting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belting
  1. whipping
  2. hitting
  3. wrapping
  4. pounding
  5. speeding
  6. hammering
  7. punching
  8. lashing
Noun
  • Use it in pudding and heavy cream recipes that do not require whipping.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The hunger was secondary to her desperate prayers for the whipping to stop.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • Cook will be remembered for making the iPhone feel essential to everything from buying a coffee to listening to music, hitting the gym or paying a credit card bill.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Crow-Armstrong’s 38 blasts are tied with Kyle Schwarber (2019) for second-most by a left-handed-hitting Cub.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of hitting
Verb
  • As foundation models continue to improve, however, simply wrapping an interface around a large language model will become increasingly difficult to differentiate.
    — Ganesh Shankar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Looking down from the steep glass enclosure wrapping the ethereal oculus is like peering down from a cliff.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of wrapping
Verb
  • When your pounding headache is the result of alcohol (or a stomach virus), a pain reliever alone will not fix the problem.
    — Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Sarajevans still remember his commands to the Serb gunmen pounding the Bosnian capital in early 1992.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of pounding
Verb
  • Bohm was speeding in his BMW on Dead Man's Curve, a notorious stretch of Southern California’s Pacific Coast Highway.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Networks such as Island and Archipelago electronically matched buy and sell orders, speeding up execution and reducing reliance on traditional market makers and other intermediaries.
    — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of speeding
Noun
  • This song features a kick drum throughout, and the boosted bass takes it from background timekeeping to foreground hammering.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Middle East faces chaotic power shifts as Iran, despite taking a hammering, refuses to back down, though its regional influence is expected to wane.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of hammering
Verb
  • In the film, ex-girlfriend Jill Jones reportedly accused Prince of repeatedly punching her in 1984.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
  • One recent City Series game at Wrigley also had three arrests and included viral brawl that many Cubs fans blamed on Sox fans, though video showed a guy in a Cubs jersey was punching a guy in a Cubs jersey as well.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of punching
Verb
  • Odysseus ended up lashing himself to the mast and ordering his crew to plug their ears with wax.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Vinicius Jr started each of Brazil’s five matches at the World Cup and played a starring role in the group stage, lashing in an excellent goal against Morocco, scoring and assisting against Haiti, and adding a brace against Scotland.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Belting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belting. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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