[
UK
/bˈætɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈbætɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈbætɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber
- (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
How To Use batting In A Sentence
- They were batting their eyelashes a million times a second and showing off their best seductive smiles… yuk!
- I asked breathily, batting my eyelashes at him.
- Batting and, to a lesser degree, bowling are tackled together. Times, Sunday Times
- Bonds said his main goal during the festivities is to have fun, and he seemed to enjoy himself at batting practice. Bonds at home being center of All-Star festivities
- In mitigation, conditions tend to be less conducive to batting in England than in many places overseas. Times, Sunday Times
- If there was an element of good fortune about his batting then, this was a virtually faultless performance. Times, Sunday Times
- He will entertain spectators and add a bit more quality to our batting.
- I was sorely tempted to deck him, just to make certain he knew I wasn't batting on the same side as he was.
- No-one ever said of Kallis, as Cardus did of Woolley, that his batting is the stuff of "soft airs and fresh flavours" nor does it even contain "the brevity of summer" which also accounted for Woolley's loveliness. The Kallis Conundrum
- Smith's poor call reprieved Strauss for his decision to bowl first in that game in conditions which were ideal for batting. Evening Standard - Home