Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Beating

/bēt'-ĭng/ · Beat·ing · IPA /ˈbiːtɪŋ/

01 n. The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.

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