1
as in hitting
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
belted the baseball out of the park
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2
as in wrapping
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
belted the little boy's pants tightly so they would stay up
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3
as in pounding
to strike repeatedly
belted the punching bag relentlessly
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4
as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly
the boy went belting along on his skateboard
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as in whipping
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Recent Examples of belting
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 June 2025
But as a vocalist, Menne is more expressive and affecting than ever, alternating from whisper to croon to mid-range belting from one song to the next.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
The film’s closing credits featured Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey belting out that ballad.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The Special Lempicka Award The Lempicka Award honors the show each year that is most akin to the beloved flop musical Lempicka — i.e., a story of women’s empowerment that includes a lot of belting and some crazy set pieces and is also not very good.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 June 2025
But as a vocalist, Menne is more expressive and affecting than ever, alternating from whisper to croon to mid-range belting from one song to the next.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
Witt made up for his defensive mistake in Wednesday’s game by belting his 21st homer of the year off Angels reliever and former Kansas Jayhawk Ryan Zeferjahn in the eighth inning.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
The film’s closing credits featured Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey belting out that ballad.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belting
Verb
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Vaquer secured the pinfall after hitting a spiral tap.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Rockies, who snapped a five-game losing streak and won for just the second time in their last 13 games, won via timely hitting and stellar work by the bullpen.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
20 Sep. 2025
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Avoid wrapping leftover cut limes in aluminum foil, which can react with the acidity in the fruit, causing an off flavor.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2025
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Back in 2023, a video falsely claiming a Bushwick grocery store was the chain’s first NYC location sparked confusion and long lines, with crowds wrapping around the block to glimpse what turned out to be a very earnest City Fresh Market.—
Oren Peleg,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Sep. 2025
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Israeli forces control Gaza City’s eastern suburbs and in recent days have been pounding the Sheikh Radwan and Tel Al-Hawa areas, from where they would be positioned to advance on central and western areas where most of the population is sheltering.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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Moments later, blue strobes flashed, warped guitar rang out and pounding drums clanged.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Sep. 2025
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The outlets report that footage of the stunt show posted on social media shows speeding cars spinning on the road with smoke coming from their tailpipes.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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The natural rate of decline in output from the world's oil and gas fields is speeding up, owing to more reliance on shale and deep offshore resources, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.—
Seher Dareen,
Reuters,
15 Sep. 2025
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Both states punished people who returned after being removed for violating vagrancy laws by public whipping.—
Time,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Eaton Fire had begun raging, fueled by the whipping Santa Ana winds, and was now turning houses into massive matchboxes, reducing them to smoking ash.—
Philip Metres
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
Verb
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The video, which bears a watermark suggesting it was livestreamed on the video platform Kick, showed Jackson straddling Smith before repeatedly punching him in the face and the side of his head, even when Smith was lying motionless.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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New defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman harps on takeaways, and Smith is adept at punching the ball out of the hands of running backs and receivers.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rain was still lashing the windows when my phone rang sometime later—a few minutes or maybe an hour, still well before dawn.—
Rachel Pearson,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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But when this lashing out becomes regular, the partner on the receiving end will start to expect their character to be attacked just as regularly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Arsenal have been so used to Saka coming inside onto his left foot, so to have a player who is equally capable of driving down the outside and running along the byline is a new threat.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Take extra caution when on the road or avoid driving if possible.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Belting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belting. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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