Beating has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Your heart's beating, alive and beating. | |
| 2. | I waited for the curtain to rise with my heart beating in excitement. | |
| 3. | Stop beating around the bush and give it to me straight! | |
| 4. | Please stop beating around the bush and come straight to the point. | |
| 5. | Stop beating around the bush and get to the point. | |
| 6. | Stop beating around the bush and tell me what happened. | |
| 7. | Instead of beating around the bush, Jones got straight to the point. | |
| 8. | The rain is beating against the window. | |
| 9. | The rain is beating against the windows. | |
| 10. | The rain was beating hard against the windowpane. |