hitting

A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.

Noun

  1. A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
    • The batter's hitting improved with practice.
    • The right hand of Curtis was open too much; but he nevertheless had the best of the hitting in this round, till Inglis bored him down, out of the ropes. - 1824, Pierce Egan, Boxiana; Or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern...

Forms

hittings

Derived

mean hitting time power hitting

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of hit