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fitting¹

  • /ˈfɪtɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈfɪtɪŋ/ US
  • [-ɾɪŋ] US

Rhymes with -ɪtɪŋ

Where it comes from

From fit (“to conform to in shape or size; to be suitable for”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming present participles of verbs, and gerunds and nouns denoting the act of doing something or the embodiment of an action).

adjective more fitting · most fitting

  1. Chiefly preceded by a descriptive adverb or noun: that fits in some manner (often closely) to the shape or size of something. close-fitting    form-fitting    ill-fitting
  2. figuratively Appropriate, suitable, proper. O my ſvveet ſir, nevves fitting to the night, / Blacke, fearefull, comfortleſſe, and horrible.

noun fittings

  1. countable, gerund gerund of fit: an act of making something fit (“conform in shape and size; be suitable for; etc.”).fit curve fitting
  2. countable, uncountable An act of trying on an item of clothing to adjust or inspect how well it fits.
  3. countable A (generally small) component or part of a device or machine, especially one that is standardized and replaceable; specifically, a standardized part of a piping system used to connect sections of pipe together, such as a coupling.
  4. uncountable The process of fitting up; especially, of applying skilled methods to the installation of components to machines or other products.
  5. UK, countable, in plural, often A removable item (such as a carpet, a movable piece of furniture, or a picture) in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when moving out. the fittings of a church or study

verb fittin · fittin'

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

fitting²

  • /ˈfɪtɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈfɪtɪŋ/ US
  • [-ɾɪŋ] US

Rhymes with -ɪtɪŋ

Where it comes from

From fit (“to suffer a fit (‘convulsion, seizure’)”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds and nouns denoting the act of doing something or the embodiment of an action).

noun

  1. gerund, uncountable gerund of fit: the action or condition of having one or more fits (“convulsions or seizures”).fit Since her medication was changed, her fitting has got worse.

Fitting³

proper noun Fittings

  1. A surname.

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