Hitting (Noun)
Meaning
The act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The boxer's hitting was so intense that his opponent stumbled backward.
- The repeated hitting of the drum created a hypnotic rhythm.
- The baseball player's hitting streak was the longest in the league's history.
- The hitting of the nail on the head was a perfect metaphor for the solution to the problem.
- The hitting of the ball with the racket sent it soaring over the net.