sitting

verb

Definition of sittingnext
present participle of sit
1
as in squatting
to rest on the buttocks or haunches everybody needs to sit down because it's time for class

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2
as in seating
to cause to sit down the host had to sit some of the guests on the porch

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3
as in spawning
to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop we didn't want to disturb the hens, as they were sitting

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4
as in being
to occupy a place or location the monument that sits at the entrance to the battlefield

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Recent Examples of sitting These include vehicles stopped in curves, vehicles positioned across multiple lanes, and stationary vehicles sitting at unusual angles, such as those encountered near an earlier roadway incident. — New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026 Months later, sitting at the dining room table in their Madison home, Helen, Bob, and Corey silently stared at one another. — Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026 At the center of Aurora’s local ballot is a referendum question asking voters whether the city should adopt mechanisms that would allow a sitting mayor to be recalled before their term expires. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Now sitting at 3-5 overall and 1-3 in conference play, FIU must clean up its mistakes and find more consistency on both sides of the ball. — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026 Also sitting home based on the latest rankings would be Timber Creek (6-3), which shared the 6A District 4 title with Winter Park and Hagerty. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026 The 1st magnitude star Regulus will be evident sitting a degree to the moon's left. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026 The Cat’s Head Nebula is a collection of gas and young stars sitting within the Carina Nebula. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026 The Saints are sitting at 2-4 for the season and have dropped a few close games. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sitting
  1. squatting
  2. seating
  3. spawning
  4. standing
  5. setting
  6. putting
  7. laying
  8. lying
Verb
  • The group has had community trapping parties and is even starting an app to locate these squatting rodents.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Half were male in aura, squatting with their long lenses and beckoning confidence, always ready to pontificate, and the other half were female, a demure box into which a slide could be slipped, bringing the room to life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Oct. 2026
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  • Our inspection and cleanup requirements included the auditoriums, seating areas and concession areas.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The nearly 1-and-a-half-acre lot with ocean and mountain views spans seating areas, gardens, a chicken coop, yard, sheds, and citrus trees.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of seating
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  • The popular show took on a life of its own, however, becoming his day job and spawning a Netflix series.
    — Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The area is still going strong with Hurricane Simon and appears on the verge of spawning another one that will really ramp up in strength, Klotzbach said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of spawning
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  • Underneath that one-liner sits a routine built on lifelong sun avoidance, a few long-standing product loyalties and a firm no to facial surgery.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The homes where poor people lived have invariably vanished, whether in Paris or in the provinces, whereas bourgeois homes are still standing.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of standing
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  • LendingTree found that 85% are taking at least one step to save money, with some purchasing fewer Halloween items and others setting spending limits.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The English period setting is conjured simply with an area rug, a sofa with a few throws and pillows and a draftsman table for Shotover’s wild engineering ideas.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of setting
Verb
  • Matthieu Blazy did the same thing in reverse at Chanel, putting a pink lace shirt under a great slouchy tweed coat.
    — Laurence Goldberg, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Yoko said her daughter simply tried to prevent an agitated resident from biting others by putting her hand around the person’s chin.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of putting
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  • The video showed a woman emerging from a Honda Odyssey and laying kibble on the ground near the driver’s side door.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • What began with a 5-acre parcel, 11 laying hens and 30 meat birds has since grown into an 18-acre farm that spans their home property and multiple land leases.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of laying
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  • An active participant in the protests, Hrka charged at Informer chief Vucicevic, accusing him of lying.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The agent, Christian Castro, is accused of lying about the shooting and faces both state and federal charges.
    — Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of lying

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“Sitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitting. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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