overbeatingn.
/ˌəʊvəˈbiːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbidɪŋ/ rare.† 1. The action of reiterating (a subject). Obsolete. rare.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > repetition > needless repetition
tautology1555
battologya1603
battism1617
tautologizing1645
overbeating1659
tautologism1817
1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 521 We must take heed of too much repetition, and over-beating of Grievances.
2. The action of beating too fast or too much.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of heart > [noun] > palpitation or tachycardia
cardiaclea1398
cardiac passiona1398
cardiaca?a1425
palpitation?a1425
cardiacc1435
heart-quake1561
heart-qualm1590
overbeating1819
tachycardia1889
heart hurry1890
torsade de pointes1967
1819 Ld. Byron Ode on Venice i The overbeating of the heart, And flow of too much happiness.
1954 A. Lindsay tr. E. Zola Earth v. 68 One last pang made him suddenly leap at the throat of his masters like a tamed animal that had been maddened by over-beating.
1999 BBC Good Food Apr. 31 Overbeating..causes loss of volume, and also makes it more difficult to fold in other ingredients.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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