Definitions for sitting
sitting
sit·ting
Spelling: [sit-ing]
IPA: /ˈsɪt ɪŋ/
Sitting is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 73 anagrams from letters in sitting (giinstt).
Definitions for sitting
noun
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the act of a person or thing that sits.
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a period of remaining seated, as in posing for a portrait or reading a book.
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the space on or in which one sits, as in a church.
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a brooding, as of a hen upon eggs; incubation.
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the number of eggs on which a bird sits during a single hatching; clutch.
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a session, as of a court or legislature.
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the time or space allotted to the serving of a meal to a group, as aboard a ship.
verb
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(in prescriptions) may it be.
Idioms
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sitting pretty, in an auspicious position:
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sit on one's hands,
to fail to applaud.
to fail to take appropriate action.
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sit pretty, Informal. to be in a comfortable situation:
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sit tight, to bide one's time; take no action:
adjective
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(of a bird) occupying a nest of eggs for hatching.
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of, for, or suited to sitting:
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holding an official position or office; occupying an appointed or elected seat; incumbent:
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in session or at work; active:
Verb phrases
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sit down,
to take a seat.
to descend to a sitting position; alight.
to take up a position, as to encamp or besiege:
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sit in,
to attend or take part as a visitor or temporary participant:
to take part in a sit-in.
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sit in on, to be a spectator, observer, or visitor at:
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sit on/upon,
to inquire into or deliberate over:
Informal. to suppress; silence:
Informal. to check or rebuke; squelch:
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sit out,
to stay to the end of:
to surpass in endurance:
to keep one's seat during (a dance, competition, etc.); fail to participate in:
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sit up,
to rise from a supine to a sitting position.
to delay the hour of retiring beyond the usual time.
to sit upright; hold oneself erect.
Informal. to become interested or astonished:
verb (used with object)
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to cause to sit; seat (often followed by down):
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to sit astride or keep one's seat on (a horse or other animal):
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to provide seating accommodations or seating room for; seat:
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Informal. to serve as baby-sitter for:
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Chiefly British. to take (a test or examination):
verb (used without object)
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to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
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to be located or situated:
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to rest or lie (usually followed by on or upon):
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to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.; pose:
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to remain quiet or inactive:
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(of a bird) to perch or roost.
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(of a hen) to cover eggs to hatch them; brood.
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to fit, rest, or hang, as a garment:
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to occupy a place or have a seat in an official assembly or in an official capacity, as a legislator, judge, or bishop.
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to be convened or in session, as an assembly.
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to act as a baby-sitter.
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(of wind) to blow from the indicated direction:
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to be accepted or considered in the way indicated:
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Informal. to be acceptable to the stomach:
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Chiefly British. to take a test or examination:
Origin of sitting
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at sit1, -ing1, -ing2
Examples for sitting
"But his sitting there eating in that—that shirt—" said his sister.
And there are these three or four very mean Mexicans sitting next to us.
His nephew, with his coat stripped off, was sitting on the side of the bed.
So I’m sitting with my daughter and all of her friends—who are 13—and she says ‘Dad, can I be honest with you?
“Would that you had been with us,” said Ambrose, sitting down beside him on the step.
And it might be what Islamists complain about while sitting in their caves.
Both impart the experience of sitting with brilliant Cubans over a rum to debate the State of Cuban Intellectual Life.
Mrs. Rushton was sitting at her work, in rather a disconsolate frame of mind.
I couldn't have imagined that I would actually be sitting with him, coincidentally at age 30, discussing the same issue.
She's sitting up nights to corner all the Amalgamated Hard-luck on the island.