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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Beating'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/beating.html. 1828.