n. | 1. | The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows. |
2. | Pulsation; throbbing; | |
3. | (Acoustics & Mus.) Pulsative sounds. See Beat, | |
4. | (Naut.) The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: whipping |
2. | beating - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | |
Adj. | 1. | beating - expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart" |