hitting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪtɪŋ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪtɪŋ

Noun

hitting (countable and uncountable, plural hittings)

1. A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.

   The batter's hitting improved with practice.

   • 1824, Pierce Egan, Boxiana; Or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism, page 600:

     The right hand of Curtis was open too much; but he nevertheless had the best of the hitting in this round, till Inglis bored him down, out of the ropes.

Derived terms

• mean hitting time
• power hitting

Verb

hitting

1. present participle and gerund of hit

Anagrams

• tithing