beating

She fills her characters up—strong women beating back against a sexist system—with so much heart.

And it is true that since Blair was in power the pub culture has taken a beating.

In the Bible, Moses does kill a guy—the Egyptian slave master who is beating an Israelite to death.

Often, the processes that result in death begin when the heart stops beating.

Doctors will likely check more than one location for pulses to determine if the heart is beating.

She threw out her arms as if swimming when she walked, beating the tall grass as one strikes out in the water.

The sound of the swift beating of horse-hoofs was heard from the south, and soon three men came riding up.

The Empress's hand was on her beating forehead, but she turned, even fiercely to his question.

With beating heart, but steady hand and frowning eye, he advanced another step and found—that the object was a yellow stone!

Squinty turned around, standing on the edge of the little brook, and waited, his heart beating faster and faster.