hitting

Etymology

noun

  1. A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
    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 Pugilism, page 600
    The batter's hitting improved with practice.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of hit

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