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batting en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈbætɪŋ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Special cotton for surgery.

Forms

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battings Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

bat · batt

Translations (15)

it battuta (act of someone who bats) · it imbottitura (material used to stuff) · fi pumpuli (cotton for surgery) · ota پاموق (material used to stuff) · it filo per sutura (cotton for surgery) · nl watten (cotton for surgery) · fr rembourrage (material used to stuff) · fr bourre (material used to stuff) · it ovatta (material used to stuff) · fa چغبوت (material used to stuff) · fi lyönti (act of someone who bats) · es guata (material used to stuff) · fi täyte (material used to stuff) · ru вати́н (material used to stuff) · fr ouate (cotton for surgery)

batting en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈbætɪŋ/

Etymology

From bat + -ing (“action”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of someone who bats.
    • the battings of her eyelashes
  2. (countable, uncountable) The action of using a bat.

Forms

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battings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

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

Translations (1)

ur بلے بازی (The action of using a bat)

batting en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈbætɪŋ/

Etymology

From bat + -ing (“action”).

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of bat
    form of bat