hitting
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[edit]Noun
[edit]hitting (countable and uncountable, plural hittings)
- 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
[edit]Verb
[edit]hitting
- present participle and gerund of hit