batting
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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How to use batting in a sentence
So it was fitting that, after all the missed time, they were brought to the batting cage by a universal pause of normalcy.
Darren Baker has long been known as Dusty’s son. Now he’s paving his own way. | Jesse Dougherty | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostEngaging your cat’s natural instinct to hunt, the three levels and moving balls will have your cat swatting, batting, pawing, and pouncing with pleasure.
Best cat toys: Your favorite feline will give two paws up to these cat accessories | Irena Collaku | July 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceTop 10 American League position players in 2021 by FanGraphs’ wins above replacement, through June 29WAR is for batting stats only.
It’s been found to help with training players as it allows teams to collect player-specific data to improve performance and to identify different types of pitches, batting swings and so on.
Schwarber had a batting tee and weights delivered to his home, and he even used a virtual reality headset to visualize pitches and take dry cuts against them.
For the Nationals, Josh Bell and Kyle Schwarber can’t debut soon enough | Jesse Dougherty | April 12, 2021 | Washington Post
It's hard to think of another baseball player in recent memory whose batting stance made so many fans weak at the knees.
The Captain’s Log: Derek Jeter’s Lady-Killing Past, From ‘Yeah, Jeets!’ to Gift Baskets | Emily Shire | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Some people worry about our batting average,” he told the crowd of activists.
Right-Wing PACs' Formula: Lose Races, Rake In the Cash | Patricia Murphy | August 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLouie and Amia were perfectly happy to drift along, batting eyes at each other but never taking it to the next level.
Louie’s Elevator Romance: Can Love Exist Without Sex? | Amanda Marcotte | May 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“This is batting practice for Hillary and the people around her,” he says.
Over two decades with the St. Louis Cardinals, he won three MVP awards and seven NL batting crowns.
A cricket-match was in progress, but the bowling and batting were extremely wild, thanks to The Warren strong beer.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThey ran a dime apiece up into multi-millions without batting their eye-lashes.
It was Jim Carter, whose suit of cotton batting, decorated with tinsel and cedar, was most becoming.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley LeonardLong division ought to be easy and interesting for a child who knew that it was something used in computing batting averages.
The Boy Grew Older | Heywood BrounBut who, with any sense, wants to go batting off to Mars or the Asteroids?
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
British Dictionary definitions for batting
/ (ˈbætɪŋ) /
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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