beat
verb (MOVEMENT) /biːt/ (beat, beaten or US also beat)Definition
B1 [I or T] to (cause to) make a regular movement or sound: The doctor could feel no pulse beating. Her heart started to beat faster. The hummingbird beats its wings at great speed.Shaking, swinging and vibrating beat time › to make a regular sound or movement to musicPlaying musicSinging in general
(Definition of beat verb (MOVEMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- agitate verb (SHAKE)
- brandish verb
- churn verb (MOVE/MIX)
- flourish noun
- flourish verb (WAVE)
- fluff sth up phrasal verb
- flutter verb (MOVE)
- joggle verb
- resonate verb (MAKE SOUND)
- rocky adjective (UNSTEADY/UNCERTAIN)
- shake verb (MOVE)
- stir verb (MOVE)
- throb verb
- totter verb
- tremble noun
- tremble verb
- vibrate verb
- vibration noun
- wag noun (MOVE)
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