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bat·ting

(băt′ĭng)

1. The act of one who bats.

2. Cotton, wool, or synthetic fiber wadded into rolls or sheets, used for stuffing furniture and mattresses and for lining quilts.

[Sense 2, from the beating of raw cotton to clean it.]

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batting

(ˈbætɪŋ)

1. (Textiles) Also called: batt cotton or woollen wadding used in quilts, mattresses, etc

2. (Cricket) the action of a person or team that hits with a bat, esp in cricket or baseball

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bat•ting

(ˈbæt ɪŋ)

n.

1. the use of a bat in a ball game.

2. cotton, wool, or other fibers in batts, used for filling, padding, etc.

[1605–15]

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Noun	1.	batting - (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
	2.	batting - stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber batten stuffing - padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture

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I've seen a Southerner on being introduced to the King of England hand that monarch, without batting his eyes, the information that his grandaunt on his mother's side was related by marriage to the Perkinses, of Charleston.

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He sought for beauty consciously, and he remembered how even as a boy he had taken pleasure in the Gothic cathedral as one saw it from the precincts; he went there and looked at the massive pile, gray under the cloudy sky, with the central tower that rose like the praise of men to their God; but the boys were batting at the nets, and they were lissom and strong and active; he could not help hearing their shouts and laughter.

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I bet he can lose or win half a dozen million without batting an eye."

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Don't keep talking about things he can't do, or go and tell what fun you have had batting your ridiculous balls about.

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He walked up and down, batting his head savagely with his fists, but he could not conquer the numbness of sleep.