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noun

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as in belting

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as in fur

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verb

present participle of bat
1
as in hitting
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner batted the lamp off the table with one strike

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2
as in licking
to strike repeatedly batted the piñata until it finally broke open

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3
as in wandering
to move about from place to place aimlessly on Sunday afternoons we'd pile into Father's car and bat around the countryside

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Recent Examples of batting
Noun
Moreno edged Philadelphia's Luis Arraez for the NL crown and became only the fifth player with at least 50 starts at catcher to win a batting championship, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 The Royals are rotating Pasquantino, Perez and Jac Caglianone in the batting order down the stretch. — Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
In the ninth inning, Paul Sorrento was batting with the winning run at second base. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Toward that end, Harris is in left field and batting ninth for his Padres debut on Monday. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for batting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batting
  1. belting
  2. fur
  3. hitting
  4. licking
  5. wandering
  6. hammering
  7. nap
  8. smacking
Noun
  • Below, the town of Boulder enjoys its bubble of dreamy calm, a hush of distant traffic in the air, interrupted by an occasional siren belting down Baseline or Table Mesa.
    — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Zuraitis sounds confident and poised belting R&B, crooning standards, or interpreting pop tunes.
    — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of belting
Noun
  • The campaign with the fur shoes next to the pool was one of my favorites.
    — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • An early tour of his estate, provided by the swirling camerawork of Emmanuel Lubezki, reveals a catalogue of crimes against the animal kingdom, with antlers and furs festooning every surface.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of fur
Verb
  • Followin much teasing, Oasis will embark on an additional 2027 tour hitting stops once again in the United Kingdom and United States, but also Europe, which was omitted during last year’s trot.
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The film will open in select theaters on October 16 before hitting Netflix on December 2.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of hitting
Verb
  • The team also pointed out that the same circuit is responsible for the expression of normal, context-appropriate grooming and licking.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In the post, Wouter was pictured wearing a dog cone, which is used to prevent pets from licking, chewing or scratching surgical sites or wounds.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of licking
Verb
  • New research suggests that this adage may be true for wandering black holes too.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In mid-July, one of her cubs became separated from the family for several days, wandering the river corridor alone.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of wandering
Noun
  • The butt of the Axvant is designed to double as a mallet, mostly for knocking in tent stakes and taking care of other basic, non-precision hammering.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Coastal flooding and hammering winds are already underway from North Carolina and Virginia to New Jersey, the start of a dayslong coastal flood and erosion threat that will extend into New England as the storm ramps up.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of hammering
Noun
  • By sitting in a river, eating as much salmon as physically possible and eventually disappearing for a long winter nap.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • This human-sized dog bed creates a cozy spot for afternoon naps, movie marathons, or curling up with a book, with plenty of room for your furry sidekick — or sidekicks — to stretch out next to you.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of nap
Verb
  • Carrington was ejected from the game in the first half after smacking Cunningham across the face during Cunningham's layup attempt.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Catcher Daniel Susac followed up Wednesday’s two-home-run game by smacking a two-run shot, and the Giants bullpen didn’t break down while protecting a 4-1 victory.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of smacking

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