BREAST-BEATING


Meaning of BREAST-BEATING in English

Pronunciation: ' bres(t)- ˌ b ē -ti ŋ

Function: noun

Date: 1938

: noisy demonstrative protestation (as of grief, anger, or self-recrimination)

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