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How to pronounce hitting in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hit, striking
Type of touch, touching
Has types crash, fly, fly ball, ground ball, groundball, grounder, bunt, hopper, plunk, plunker, scorcher, screamer, smash, header, contusion
Derivation hit


repeated hitting raised a large bruise.

Examples of hitting

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There hasn't been a tremendous avalanche of distressed deals hitting the market.
From the tennessean.com
He offset 6-for-17 shooting from the field by hitting all 12 of his free throws.
From the thenewstribune.com
Stavreti put together a video of Wedge catching, throwing to second and hitting.
From the thenewstribune.com
My memories of childhood are tied to the rattle of corn kernels hitting the pan.
From the denverpost.com
A hard-hitting righty, Berland helped lead Stevenson to a 27-8 record last fall.
From the dailyherald.com
He conducted his own inquiry, during which all of the SEALs denied hitting Abed.
From the washingtontimes.com
Fortunately for the Pirates they will have somebody to feed their hitting beast.
From the stltoday.com
Troy Tulowitzki rounds third base after hitting a home run in the second inning.
From the denverpost.com
The Giants hope the switch-hitting Ortmeier will provide pop in a feeble lineup.
From the usatoday.com
More examples
  • (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"
  • Cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
  • The act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
  • Hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
  • A conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"
  • Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
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