Antonym: conclusion, end. Similar words: at the beginning, at the beginning of, begin, begin with, to begin with, cunning, running, planning. Meaning: [-nɪŋ] 
n. 1. the event consisting of the start of something 2. the time at which something is supposed to begin 3. the first part or section of something 4. the place where something begins, where it springs into being 5. the act of starting something. adj. serving to begin.
n. 1. the event consisting of the start of something 2. the time at which something is supposed to begin 3. the first part or section of something 4. the place where something begins, where it springs into being 5. the act of starting something. adj. serving to begin. 
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181. Problems were beginning to pile up.
182. Run the tape back to the beginning.
183. He realized his audience's attention was beginning to wander.
184. The presidency is beginning to appear a political irrelevance.
185. The Yellow River is beginning to run dry.
186. More details are now beginning to leak out.
187. The apple trees are just beginning to blossom.
188. Her sight is beginning to fail.
189. Her enthusiasm for him was beginning to wane.
190. The building was beginning to get unstable.
191. He's beginning to buckle under the pressure of work.
192. She's really beginning to bug me.
193. His sense of humour was beginning to reassert itself.
194. The race for governor is beginning to warm up.
195. People were beginning to attribute superhuman qualities to him.
196. In the beginning I found the course very difficult.
197. I watched the programme from beginning to end.
198. His attention was beginning to wander.
199. I'll start at the very beginning.
200. I'm worried and my work is beginning to suffer.
201. She's beginning to withdraw into herself.
202. She'd started the term studying hard[Sentence dictionary], but now was beginning to let things slip.
203. The door was beginning to buckle from the intense heat.
204. Frankly, Thomas, this question of your loan is beginning to worry me.
205. The recent changes in the Earth's climate are beginning to worry scientists.
206. We're beginning to have second thoughts about buying a car.
207. I was beginning to think that nothing could ever split us up.
208. Prices have been stable for a while, but they are beginning to edge up again now.
209. 2001 saw the beginning of a period of rapid growth.
210. His lack of social life was beginning to get him down.
More similar words: at the beginning, at the beginning of, begin, begin with, to begin with, cunning, running, planning, stunning, finnish, mudslinging, ringing, beguiling, raging, logging, coming in, jogging, bring in, mining, dining, clogging, emerging, changing, flagging, managing, shining, whining, opening, moaning, raining.