Definition of "belting" []

• Belts considered as a group. (noun)
• The material used to make belts. (noun)
• Slang A beating or thrashing. (noun)

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• "Tough to imagine Big Mama Thornton or Janis Joplin belting out that line."
• "But the belting was a savage yanking on the rope of satin, and that savage yanking gave her away."
• "And because "I Can't Be Myself" is a song about uneasy feelings that have no male or female attachment, Ms. Rimes can finally ease up on her default vocal style, brassy and belting, which is of course its own gender role."