pitching
2
6.1
- noun
- /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/
- The bus rocked right and left in the ruts with a pitching motion that tickled everyone.
- pitching deck
- pitching ship
- pitching sea
Examples
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The passengers struggled to maintain their balance on the pitching deck of the ship during the storm.
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Rodriguez almost thought he could feel the floor shuddering and pitching.
Fiction book (1999) -
While the boat is pitching and stuff, right?
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This looks quick, one minute sitting on the log, the next pitching over.
Fiction book (2000) -
The pitching proved beyond her control, but it was stabilizing slowly.
Fiction book (1999) -
And then you're done for, 'cause all you feel is the pitching and tossing.
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I grip onto one of Mrs. Tucker's cherry red chairs as if it is the rail of a pitching ship.
Fiction book (2002) -
As the car drove down the bumpy road, the pitching motion made it difficult for anyone to read.
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In rough seas, the pitching of the boat caused many crew members to feel seasick.
Synonyms
9
7.6
A sudden up-and-down movement of a ship or plane
6
3.5
A movement from side to side, like a bridge or ship
6
4.7
A sudden unsteady movement, often forward or to one side
1
4.6
A regular rising and falling movement like waves
1
8.4
A fast racing car's quick up-and-down movement that makes control hard
Compounds
- Jargon
2
5.9
An act of replacing the player who throws the ball with another during a baseball game
How Rough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pitching for a ship's sudden up-and-down motion comes from the same idea of pitch as a quick forward 'throw' of the ship's front, making it dip and rise. So when a boat or plane is pitching, it is moving quickly up and down and people can feel sick.