# batting

Pronunciation: say "BAT-ing" /ˈbætɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The action of using a bat to strike a ball, especially in a sport such as cricket or baseball.
   - Simple: The act of hitting a ball with a bat in a game like baseball or cricket.
   - _Good batting requires quick reflexes and steady timing._
   - _The side's batting collapsed in the final innings._
2. The act performed by a person who is taking a turn to hit with a bat.
   - Simple: What a player does when it is their turn to hit the ball.
   - _His steady batting kept the team in the game until the last over._
   - _She enjoyed her batting and scored freely before being caught._
4. Soft filling for quilts, mattresses, and similar items, made from cotton, wool, silk, or synthetic fibers.
   - Simple: Soft cotton, wool, or man-made material used to fill the inside of a quilt or mattress.
   - _Quilters often choose wool batting for its warmth and light weight._
   - _He pulled the worn batting out of the cushion and replaced it._
5. Cotton specially prepared for use in surgery and wound care.
   - Simple: Soft, clean cotton used in hospitals to clean wounds or soak up blood.
   - _The surgeon packed the incision with sterile batting._
   - _Field hospitals once stocked rolls of batting to staunch bleeding._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of bat. — present participle and gerund of bat
   - Simple: Present participle of bat. Use this -ing form for an action that is happening now.
   - _The opener is batting cautiously against the new ball._
   - _Batting on a wet pitch slowed their scoring considerably._

## Origin

**Meanings 4–5** — Formed from "bat" (or "batt") with the suffix "-ing", here meaning a material or collection.
**Meanings 1–3** — Formed from "bat" with the suffix "-ing", here indicating an action.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/batting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).