beasting
noun, verb
beasting is spelled B-E-A-S-T-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, beasting means “The imposition of arduous exercises, either as training or as punishment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of beasting is beastings.
How many letters and syllables are in beasting?
| Letters | 8: B-E-A-S-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is beasting?
Beasting appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce beasting?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-beasting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of beasting
- beastings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beasting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKslangThe imposition of arduous exercises, either as training or as punishment.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of beast
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does beasting come from?
From beast + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).