batting

American  

[bat-ing] / ˈbæt ɪŋ /

noun

• battings
  plural

1. the act or manner of using a bat in a game of ball.

2. cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers in batts or sheets, used as filling for quilts or bedcovers.

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batting British  

/ ˈbætɪŋ /

noun

1. Also called: batt. cotton or woollen wadding used in quilts, mattresses, etc

2. the action of a person or team that hits with a bat, esp in cricket or baseball

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• battings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of batting

First recorded in 1605–15; bat ¹ + -ing ¹

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Explanation

Batting is the soft, plush material on the inside of a blanket or quilt. When you make a quilt, you sew the front to the back with a layer of batting in between. Batting is sometimes called wadding in the UK. It's usually made of cotton, and it adds thickness and warmth to a blanket. You might see batting used as imitation snow in a department store window, as well. The word comes from the now-obsolete bat, "felted mass of fur or wool," from the idea of "beaten" or "batted" fabric.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

batting battings

Instead, the obvious explanation appears that he made his call to protect a struggling batting line-up.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Brewers led MLB in batting average and on-base percentage during the regular season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

This was a good test for England's batting, not unlike the kind of chase they can expect to face at the World Cup, albeit in different conditions.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

At 37, Freddie Freeman was the oldest player in baseball this season to qualify for the batting title.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I’m not your patient!” snapped Aru, batting at Mini’s hand.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Ms. Kokoszka described the members as having “unselfishly donated their time, talents, fabrics, battings, backings, bindings and labels for the making of the quilts each of our honored guests will receive tonight.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2020

The floors were four inches deep with dirt and cotton battings and scraps of linings.

From White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor by Louis Albert Banks

Spoolers, weavers, slubbers, warpers, nearly grown but all hard-faced, listless—and many of them slept on shawls and battings of cotton.

From The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by John Trotwood Moore

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