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batting¹

  • /ˈbætɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ætɪŋ

Where it comes from

From bat + -ing, batt + -ing (“material, collection”).

noun battings

  1. countable, uncountable Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
  2. countable, uncountable Special cotton for surgery.

Similar: bat, batt

batting²

  • /ˈbætɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ætɪŋ

noun battings

  1. countable, uncountable The act of someone who bats. the battings of her eyelashes
  2. countable, uncountable The action of using a bat.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of bat

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: plate, swing, hitter, hit, batter, slugger, catcher, shot, row, inning, innings, hitting, striking, swinging, slugging, smacking

noun

Similar: bat, batt

Translations

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noun material used to stuff

Españolguata
Françaisbourre, rembourrage
Italianoimbottitura, ovatta
Русскийвати́н vatín

noun act of someone who bats

Italianobattuta

noun cotton for surgery

Françaisouate
Italianofilo per sutura

noun The action of using a bat

Españolbateo
한국어타격 tagyeok
日本語打撃 dageki, バッティング battingu
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MLA

"batting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/batting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

batting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/batting

Chicago

"batting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/batting.

BibTeX
@misc{batting_2026,
  title = {batting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/batting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}