noun pulsative sounds. ·see beat, ·noun.
2. beating ·noun pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
3. beating ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of beat.
4. beating ·noun the process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.
5. beating ·noun the act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.