noun
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the material used to make a belt or belts
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belts collectively
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informal a beating
adjective
Etymology
Origin of belting
Example Sentences
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He continued, “This is what’s on mine,” before belting out a song about how “it ain’t easy being country in this country nowadays.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
His mind can’t spin a web of worry when he’s belting out “Maybe This Time” by Kander and Ebb, or “Ease My Mind” from his debut studio album, “Sing to Me Instead.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
Eight months on from the England embarrassment, it was the Springboks squad belting out their celebration tune on an autumnal Saturday night in Cardiff.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
I think of Jerry Lewis in the 1950 musical-comedy “At War with the Army,” belting out the eternal grievance: The Navy gets the gravy, but the Army gets the beans…
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025
Not a vampire, but a pretty singer, belting out her song.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
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