Bible Dictionaries
Beating
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Beat
(2):
(n.) The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.
(3):
(n.) The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.
(4):
(n.) Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
(5):
(n.) Pulsative sounds. See Beat, n.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Beating'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/beating.html. 1828.