BATTING Definition & Meaning

batting

[ bat-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act or manner of using a bat in a game of ball.
cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers in batts or sheets, used as filling for quilts or bedcovers.

batting

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noun

Also calledbatt cotton or woollen wadding used in quilts, mattresses, etc
the action of a person or team that hits with a bat, esp in cricket or baseball

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Origin of batting¹

First recorded in 1605–15; bat ¹ + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

"I would love to play all formats but I go back to being 10 years old and watching Alastair Cook opening the batting," McKinney says.

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Will Smith, off to a blistering start with a team-best .467 batting average, tacked on an RBI single in the fifth.

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He’s become a reliable hitter in the bottom of the batting order, which adds to the Panthers’ success.

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During batting practice, stadium organist Dieter Ruhle graced a hazy afternoon scene with a playing of Queen’s “We are the Champions.”

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Same went with the batting cages — the place many hitters and coaches spend much of their time before games, and they made near-universal requests for a second hitting tunnel.

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