Meanings
nounbreast-beating (countable and uncountable, plural breast-beatings)
plural breast-beatings
- countableuncountableSynonym 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 4Synonyms: chest-beating
- countableuncountableThe act of displaying remorse by or as if by striking one's breast.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of chest-beating.
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