batting

/ˈbætɪŋ/

noun

  1. 1

    Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.

  2. 2

    Special cotton for surgery.

verb

  1. 1

    To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.

    “He batted the ball away with a satisfying thwack.”
  2. 2

    To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.

  3. 3

    To strike or swipe as though with a bat.

    “The cat batted at the toy.”

verb

  1. 1

    To flutter

    “bat one's eyelashes”
  2. 2

    To wink.

  3. 3

    To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

  4. 4

    (usually with 'around' or 'about') To flit quickly from place to place.

    “I've spent all week batting around the country.”

noun

  1. 1

    The act of someone who bats.

    “the battings of her eyelashes”
  2. 2

    The action of using a bat.

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