batting

BAT-ing/ˈbætɪŋ/

5 meanings of batting

1
noununcountable
The act of hitting a ball with a bat in a game like baseball or cricket.
Like taking your turn to hit the ball in a game.
Strong batting helped the team post a high score.
The coach spent the whole morning drilling the basics of batting.
Similarhitting
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2
noununcountable
What a player does when it is their turn to hit the ball.
Her batting brought two runners home before she was out.
After his batting, he walked back to the bench to rest.
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3
verb
Present participle of bat. Use this -ing form for an action that is happening now.
He is batting really well today.
She kept batting until the rain stopped play.
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4
noununcountable
Soft cotton, wool, or man-made material used to fill the inside of a quilt or mattress.
Like the soft, fluffy stuffing inside a teddy bear.
She layered cotton batting between the quilt top and the backing.
The old mattress was stuffed with lumpy batting.
Similarwadding, padding, stuffing, filling
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5
noununcountable
Soft, clean cotton used in hospitals to clean wounds or soak up blood.
Like the cotton balls you use to clean a small cut at home.
The nurse pressed a piece of batting against the cut.
He dabbed the wound with batting before applying a bandage.
Similarwadding

batting is a form of bat

bat, verb: To take your turn at hitting the ball in games like baseball or cricket, instead of fielding. Full entry

Forms: batbats he/she/itbatting -ing formbatted past tense, past participle
Spelling: bat → batting: double the t, add -ing

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Origins

Meanings 4–5

From "bat" plus "-ing", where "-ing" means a material or collection.

Meanings 1–3

From "bat" plus "-ing", where "-ing" shows an action.