hitting
noun/ˈhɪtɪŋ/
1
A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
- The batter's hitting improved with practice.
- The right hand of Curtis was open too much; but he nevertheless had the best of the hitting in this round, till Inglis bored him down, out of the ropes.1824, Pierce Egan, Boxiana; Or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism, page 600:
- Derived terms
- mean hitting time, power hitting