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hitting meaning

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    Definition of hitting in English Dictionary

  • NounPLhittingsSUF-ing
    1. A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
      1. Their conflict ended in hitting.
    2. The skill of hitting.
      1. The batter's hitting improved with practice.
  • Verb
    1. present participle of hit.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • Just before hitting the guardrail the driver was able to regain control and pull out of the skid.
        • Those two are really hitting it off. I wouldn't be surprised if they started dating soon.
        • We did tell him to cool it but he just got more and more irate: he ended up hitting him.
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Hitting people is not acceptable! Go to your room and take a time-out!
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Nouns
        • Countable nouns
        • Verbs
          • Verb forms
            • Participles
              • Present participles
        Related Links:
        1. en hittings
        2. en hitting up
        3. en hitting out
        4. en hitting upon
        5. en hitting the bottle
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of hitting for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "hitting" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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