BATTING Synonyms: 242 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of batting

as in belting

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as in fur

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batting

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verb

present participle of bat

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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as in licking

to strike repeatedly batted the piñata until it finally broke open

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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

Campusano reached base in his first three plate appearances while batting sixth, his highest start in the order this season. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026 Before Wednesday’s game, Bregman and Kelly bounded up the dugout steps after an indoor hitting session, then stood together by the batting shell, demonstrating the lower half of a batting stance. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Verb

Reynolds, batting right-handed, connected on his first homer of the night in the sixth, sending a flyball to straightaway center for a solo shot. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 Credit the 31-year-old Honduran for continuing to be a supremely valuable addition, playing all over the field, batting up and down the lineup, and delivering one key hit after another. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for batting

Recent Examples of Synonyms for batting

Noun

When a choir joins the singers for the final third of the song and both Houston and Carey take flight with their trademark belting, just sit back and marvel.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
Lola Young, who would later score one of the night’s biggest surprise wins, stayed earthbound with a short solo piano performance that went right from 0-to-60 on the emo/belting scale.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Feb. 2026

Definition of belting

Noun

Gendron said his ancestors were among the first outsiders to settle the island in the 1700s, when three brothers, fur traders all, left Canada and followed the Mississippi south.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Cat fur comes in a wide array of shades, lengths and designs.

— Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of fur

Verb

Signs paws have already been burned include limping, refusing to walk, licking or chewing feet, darker or damaged pads and visible blisters or redness.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
But the Carolinas have their own ways of making barbecue finger-licking.

— Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of licking

Verb

The fishing village has become the latest tourist destination to introduce a fine for anyone found wandering its streets bare-chested or in swimwear.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Ángel Jesús Romero Audivet’s family has spent days wandering among the injured and the dead left behind by the earthquakes in Venezuela.

— Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of wandering

Noun

There is no hammering out a return with another team because the parameters and compensation are outlined based on the average annual value offered.

— Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 June 2026
During a walk-through for reporters on Thursday, construction noises — particularly sanding and hammering — could be heard.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026

Definition of hammering

Verb

With a Triple-A pitcher called up for a spot start and a utilityman smacking an early two-run homer, the Boston Red Sox, having now won eight straight games, keep winning with an unlikely formula.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2026
The first mode is a more simple impact detonation — simply put, smacking the asteroid's surface to create a shallow crater, in which a nuclear device is exploded.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 7 July 2026