Beat"ing (&?;), n. 1.
The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by
blows.
2. Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of
the heart.
3. (Acoustics & Mus.) Pulsative sounds. See
Beat, n.
4. (Naut.) The process of sailing against
the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.