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Meaning of 'sitting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sitting [ a.]
- Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits.
2 . Sitting [ n.]
- The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who occupies a seat.
- A seat, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person, in a church, theater, etc.; as, the hall has 800 sittings.
- The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.
- The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a session; as, a sitting of the judges of the King's Bench, or of a commission.
- The time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc.
- A brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls.
3 . Sitting [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Sit

Meaning of 'sitting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sitting [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
Example in sentence:
  • he read the mystery at one sitting
Meaning (2):
- (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
Example in sentence:
  • he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting
Meaning (3):
- a meeting of spiritualists
Example in sentence:
  • the seance was held in the medium's parlor
4 . sitting [ a]
Meaning (4):
- (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
Example in sentence:
  • the audience remained seated;
  • the seated Madonna
5 . sitting [ s]
Meaning (5):
- not moving and therefore easy to attack
Example in sentence:
  • a sitting target

Nearby Words:

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