belting

[bel-ting]

noun

1. material for belts.

2. belts collectively.

3. Informal.,  a beating or thrashing.

4. Obsolete.,  belt.

belting

/ ˈbɛltɪŋ /

noun

1. the material used to make a belt or belts

2. belts collectively

3. informal,  a beating

adjective

1. informal,  excellent; first-class

Word History and Origins

Origin of belting¹

First recorded in 1560–70; belt + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

His still-strong tenor was reserved for belting gospel songs at the Pentecostal church he attended.

From Los Angeles Times

As it was, belting four homers was quite a feat.

From Los Angeles Times

When he appeared in the aftermath of this 6-0 second-leg belting in Belgium, the moonbeams had disappeared overhead and the words were not of heaven but something closer to hell - pain, hurt, embarrassment, humiliation.

From BBC

Ohtani got in on the action in the ninth, belting his 45th homer to right to put the game — and another weekend of offensive frustration — to bed.

From Los Angeles Times

“When I Needed You” climaxed with a moving a cappella singalong that had virtually the entire crowd belting Jepsen’s lines about discovering how far is too far to go to accommodate a selfish partner.

From Los Angeles Times