Sitting

Word SITTING
Character 7
Hyphenation sit ting
Pronunciations /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Sitting"

What do we mean by sitting?

The act or position of one that sits. noun

A period during which one is seated and occupied with a single activity, such as posing for a portrait or reading a book. noun

A session or term, as of a legislature or court. noun

An act, condition, or period of brooding on eggs by a bird; incubation. noun

The number of eggs under a brooding bird; a clutch. noun

Incubating a nest of eggs. adjective

Occupying an official position; incumbent. adjective

Of or for sitting. adjective

Done or executed while sitting. adjective

Pertaining to or characteristic of a sitter: as, a sitting posture.

In bot, sessile—that is, without petiole, peduncle, or pedicel, etc.

Befitting; suitable; becoming.

A meeting of a body for the discussion or transaction of business; an official session. noun

The interval during which, at any one time, one sits; specifically, such a period during which one sits for an artist to take a portrait, model a bust, etc.; hence, generally, any one limited portion of time. noun

An incubation; a brooding, as of a hen upon eggs; also, the time for brooding, or during which a bird broods. noun

The number of eggs on which a bird sits during a single hatching; a clutch. noun

The place where one sits; a seat; specifically, a space sufficient for one person in a pew of a church, or the right to such a seat. noun

Settlement; place of abode; seat. noun

A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.

A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.

The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.

A legislative session (in the sense of "meeting", not "period").

The incubation of eggs by a bird.

A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.

Uninterrupted application to anything for a time; the period during which one continues at anything.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sitting

The word "sitting" in example sentences

There's only one thing worse than sitting through THE SWARM..sitting through the extended cut of THE SWARM! ❋ Jaime J. Weinman (2008)

For example, in ˜Socrates is sitting,™ ˜sitting™ indicates Socrates 'position. ❋ Gracia, Jorge (2006)

He says he's fighting his sex sting guilty plea, and he says he's not going to spend the rest of his term sitting around, tapping his feet. ❋ Unknown (2007)

COOPER: Walter, you used the term sitting ducks in describing U.S. troops. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Now we have Gadhafi however you spell his name sitting in a freezer like Frankie Carbone at the end of Goodfellas. ❋ Unknown (2011)

If she's attending a more sedentary event, she'll pull out what she calls her "sitting shoes," which are more embellished and have a higher heel. ❋ Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan (2012)

We all have to do what we call sitting in traffic. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Of course, a geisha never really "sits" while wearing kimono; what we call sitting is probably what other people would call kneeling. ❋ Golden, Arthur, 1957- (1997)

His own house was very quiet; he could not hear his wife's voice, nor the sound of Nina's footsteps in the big room, opening on the verandah, which he called his sitting-room, whenever, in the company of white men, he wished to assert his claims to the commonplace decencies of civilisation. ❋ Joseph Conrad (1890)

Corey had not been in this room before; the family had always received him in what they called the sitting-room. ❋ William Dean Howells (1878)

I should like to learn what they call sitting motionless in your saddle through half ❋ 1839-1908 Ouida (1873)

Her journey to the classroom would come after several years of what she referred to as sitting in a cubicle and crunching numbers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Well, I have setup the main news section as a label sitting inside and update panel. ❋ Jmhenry5150 (2009)

Well sitting is not my thing, and just wondering if there was a way to hun ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Jets are the friend you call sitting by yourself at an otherwise empty dinner table, only to discover they haven't left their apartment and may not have even showered. ❋ Jason Gay (2011)

The Arabs are sitting from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf, investing their money in cabarets, in Algeria and other countries around the world. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This present activity looks good enough for PR and bright pictures to impress those who know little of space, but it doesn't get us anywhere as we remain sitting here in the bottom of our Terra's gravity well. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Before Colonel Van Gilbert had succeeded in sitting down, Ernest was on his feet and had sprung forward. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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