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Also Inflected form of bat

batting

bat·ting

UK/ˈbætɪŋ/ US/ˈbætɪŋ/ fairly common

noun

1.

(baseball) the batter''s attempt to get on base

2.

stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber

Synonyms

Origin

From bat + -ing, batt + -ing (“material, collection”).

Phrases

  • batting average
  • batting cage
  • batting collapse
  • batting crease
  • batting glove
  • batting order
  • batting pad
  • open the batting

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