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batting

[ bat-ing ]
/ ˈbæt ɪŋ /

noun

the act or manner of using a bat in a game of ball.
cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers in batts or sheets, used as filling for quilts or bedcovers.

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Origin of batting

First recorded in 1605–15; bat1 + -ing1

Words nearby batting

battery, battery jar, bat the breeze, Batticaloa, battik, batting, batting average, batting eye, batting order, battle, battle-ax
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Words related to batting

sock, blow, knock, thwack, bop, crack, wallop, smack, swat, bang, slam, rap, thump, strike, whack, belt, whop

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British Dictionary definitions for batting

batting
/ (ˈbætɪŋ) /

noun

Also called: batt cotton or woollen wadding used in quilts, mattresses, etc
the action of a person or team that hits with a bat, esp in cricket or baseball
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