batting

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbætɪŋ/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ætɪŋ

Etymology 1

From bat +‎ -ing, batt +‎ -ing (“material, collection”).

Noun

batting (countable and uncountable, plural battings)

  1. (sewing) Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
  2. Special cotton for surgery.

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Etymology 2

From bat +‎ -ing (“action”).

Noun

batting (countable and uncountable, plural battings)

  1. The act of someone who bats.
    the battings of her eyelashes
  2. (cricket, baseball) The action of using a bat.
Derived terms

Verb

batting

  1. present participle of bat

References

Westrobothnian

Noun

batting m

  1. A 2.5 inches thick plank.
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