breast-beating

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(brest′bē′ting)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
breast-beat•ing  (brest′bē′ting),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a loud and demonstrative display of grief, remorse, or the like:The authorities indulged in a great deal of breast-beating about traffic accidents but failed to pass new driving laws.

adj. 
  1. characterized by or involving breast-beating.
  • 1950–55
breast′-beat′er, n. 

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