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belting

[ bel-ting ]

noun

  1. material for belts.
  2. belts collectively.
  3. Informal. a beating or thrashing.
  4. Obsolete. belt.


belting

/ ˈɛɪŋ /

noun

  1. the material used to make a belt or belts
  2. belts collectively
  3. informal.
    a beating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. informal.
    excellent; first-class
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of belting1

First recorded in 1560–70; belt + -ing 1
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We all knew it was coming but Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande belting out Wicked's anthem Defying Gravity was even better than we could have hoped for.

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Made the All-Southern Section Division 2 team last season after getting 39 hits, driving in 43 runs, belting five homers, eight doubles and four triples, and batting .488 — all team highs.

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Along with photo-snappers, “Wicked” screenings came with another major theater etiquette faux pas: belting for the back row.

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The singer closed her ambitious performance with the Billboard No. 1 hit, "Texas Hold 'Em" while rising into the sky above thousands of people, belting her heart out.

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My mother recently sent them because she remembered the little girl belting out the songs in the car.

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