Advertisement
beating (n.)
c. 1200, beatunge "action of inflicting blows," verbal noun from beat (v.). Meaning "pulsation" is recorded from c. 1600. Nautical sense of "sailing against the wind" is by 1883.
updated on April 25, 2017
Advertisement
Advertisement
Definitions of beating from WordNet
Dictionary entries near beating
beaten
beater
beatific
beatification
beatify
beating
beatitude
Beatlemania
Beatles
beatnik
Beatrice