Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hitting
IPA transcription: [h'ɪtɪŋ]
Pronunciations of hitting
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: hit, hitting, striking
    Meaning: the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
Usage examples
  • If Mr. Barker did no hitting, he did some running.
  • "Why not Dogs?" asked one friend of mine, hitting upon the notion as though by inspiration.
  • The silence in the room, except for the hail hitting the windows and the gay roar of the fire, was complete.
  • Shrugging his shoulders, he bowed to us and moved quickly away, hitting the stones on his path with his stout cane.
  • Now, Matilda, don't you let him start hitting me.' And he jumps behind me, so as to get into the shadow, as it were.
  • These electric lights are so very uncertain these days, and I am sure James is not at all to blame for hitting me as he has done; it's the most natural thing in the world, only--may I please run up-stairs and fix my hair again?"
  • The most complex machines have been developed gradually by combinations and adaptations of simple tools, and the more a process is subdivided, the greater is the chance of hitting upon a device to repeat mechanically the few simple movements.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Titan (supercomputer), License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Kate Austen, License CC BY-SA 4.0