- present participle of hit.
hitting
Example Sentences
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Tests in Bangladesh have the highest percentage of deliveries hitting the stumps at 27%, no surprise considering the amount of spin bowled.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“I walked into Turner Field, and saw my name in the lineup, hitting sixth, and I almost threw up,” Freeman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
—Gold prices were broadly stable after hitting their highest level since mid-May on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Insults aside, what does all this mean for what I’m going to be paying for things, and which goods is the trade war hitting?
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
“The rounder the object hitting the moon, the faster an object is traveling, the farther away an object is from the moon, the larger the crater it creates.”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
