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  • present participle of hit.

hitting



ADJECTIVE
firing smoothly; said of an internal combustion engine
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Erickson, during the civil trial, testified he avoided hitting the brothers, but Grossman did not.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The sessions in Florida were a success and Quayle was hired as Williams' hitting partner for her trip to Queen's, which at the time was still a secret.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Women’s Open hitting fewer greens, yet she got up and down for par 24 times out of 30.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Hurrying up the court, he threw a pass upcourt to a teammate who wasn’t watching, hitting him in the back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The lizards hadn’t even noticed the shrew hitting the brakes, nor was there any signal as to how Miel had known.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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