Beating can mean:- Beating, a Sailing term for making headway against the wind. Beating up: hitting several or many times causing much bruising. This is its usual meaning when it's a noun with a number or article, e.g "a beating". Or see battery (crime) Beat (music) Beat (acoustics) Hence, beating means using a part of the body, especially the hands, to make a beat or rhythm. Beating is part of the process of making paper, where the fibres of the pulp are separated and dispersed evenly in… (More on Beating)