hitting

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hitting

  • /ˈhɪtɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪtɪŋ

noun hittings

  1. countable, uncountable A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object. The batter's hitting improved with practice.

verb

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

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Closest in meaning: striking, batter, knocking, beat, beating, slam, punching, pounding, punch, knock, tapping, kick, banging, bang, ramming, colliding

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@misc{hitting_2026,
  title = {hitting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hitting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}