The infliction of repeated blows; spec. the action of inflicting blows in punishment; the dashing of waves against the shore; the whipping up of a…

Shaking; beating, pounding, crushing; an instance of this.

The action of the verbs bunch, v.1, bunch, v.2. Thumping, beating (obsolete).

The action, or an act, of beating or striking.

The action of striking, knocking, or beating out with a hammer; the dealing of hard reiterated blows as with a hammer. Also figurative.

The action of peal, v.2 1a. Now only in regional uses (see below).

The action of knocking or beating; also attributive. Obsolete.

The action or an act of striking, knocking, or beating; a blow, a strike. Now rare.

A beating.

The action of striking, pushing, or butting. Also: an instance of this; a beating; a blow.

The action of wallop, v. (in various senses).

Beating.

literal and figurative. The action of fighting or of giving someone a beating; (as a count noun) a severe beating, a thrashing.

A physical beating, pummeling, or assault; a defeat. Cf. smackdown, n.