batting
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/ˈbætɪŋ/
English
Definitions
noun
- Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
- Special cotton for surgery.
verb
- To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.“He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.”
- To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
- To strike or swipe as though with a bat.“The cat batted at the toy.”
verb
- To flutter“bat one's eyelashes”
- To wink.
- To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
- (usually with 'around' or 'about') To flit quickly from place to place.“I've spent all week batting around the country.”
noun
- The act of someone who bats.“the battings of her eyelashes”
- The action of using a bat.