batting (around)

verb

Definition of batting (around)next
present participle of bat (around)
as in talking over

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  1. talking over
  2. chewing over
  3. discussing
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  • Once the conversation gets underway, another way that respect becomes concrete is through really listening, rather than just waiting for your turn to argue, or, even worse, talking over the other person.
    — Frederick J. Ryan, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • Windsor-Smith also cuts this dialogue into smaller pieces, sometimes causing dialogue to overlap other dialogue, as if the speakers are excitedly talking over one another.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of talking over
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  • Congress is chewing over a proposal to create a federal framework for AI regulation.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
Definition of chewing over
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  • With a pretty 24-year-old brunette isolated in their quarantine quarters, Apollo 11’s astronauts Wednesday completed the 10-day task of discussing with experts the details of their moon-landing mission.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But her colleagues were constantly discussing their latest stock trades.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of discussing
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“Batting (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batting%20%28around%29. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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