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breast-beat•ing
Pronunciation: (brest'bē"ting), [key]—
n.
a loud and demonstrative display of grief, remorse, or the like:
The authorities indulged in a great deal of breast-beating about traffic accidents but failed to pass new driving laws.
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adj.
characterized by or involving breast-beating.
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