breast-beating en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Synonym of chest-beating.
All the breast-beating and finger-pointing by those who don't like the ad, shocks me.
1979 April 14, David M. Stryker, “A Contribution”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
- (countable, uncountable) The act of displaying remorse by or as if by striking one's breast.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| breast-beatings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |