Beatings [noun]

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.

All the time there was a tremendous beating of drums and blowing of horns and ringing of bells.

That was not the exact word that he used, but he expressed it by beating his tail against the table and giving a long howl.

But he thought of the inexorable beating of that pulse of life—of life, and the will to live as her philosophy desired.

Because of much beating and overloading, they are generally a sorry-looking lot of animals.

To be sure, it is a horrible thing blowing smoke out; but every man needs something to quiet him—as, beating with his feet.'