batting
nounnounverbattested in dialogue
- //ˈbætɪŋ//
Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
noun
- 1
Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
- 2
Special cotton for surgery.
Etymology
From bat + -ing, batt + -ing (“material, collection”).
noun
- 1
The act of someone who bats.
the battings of her eyelashes
- 2
The action of using a bat.
Etymology
From bat + -ing (“action”).
verb
- 1
Also a form of batpresent participle and gerund of bat
Forms
- plural
- battings
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