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sitting

sitting

27 1.0
A period of time when someone sits still
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : estar sentado
  • She felt stiff after hours of sitting in front of the computer without a break.
  • in one sitting
  • prolonged sitting
  • sitting position

Yeah, those skills did not come from sitting and dreaming about having them.

Examples

  • With great difficulty, he gets her into a sitting position in the carriage.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • I think this is the best sitting down has ever felt.

    80 for Brady (2023)

  • So one day I was just sitting under one tree.

  • I was old, I was young, I was sitting in the sun.

  • But I just was sitting there thinking, this is bad.

  • From where I'm sitting this is working really well.

  • The Indian lay in a sitting position with his back against his saddle.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • This was their whole life was sitting, meditating, existing.

  • She eats an entire cake at one sitting.

    Polyester (1981)

  • With his back to other cages, he slid to a sitting position on the floor.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

single sitting
vssitting
1 3.4

An uninterrupted time spent doing something like reading or eating

refers to the general act of taking a seat or staying seated

Antonyms

standing
162 1.0

The act of staying upright on your feet

Idioms

in one sitting
10 3.2

To finish something all at once without taking a break

sitting pretty
  • Informal
8 6.1

In a comfortable position with enough money and little worry

Compounds

sitting duck
  • Informal
33 6.8

Something that others can harm or take advantage of

sitting room
  • UK
20 1.6

A room in a house where people sit and talk

single sitting
1 3.4

An uninterrupted time spent doing something like reading or eating

pet sitting
1 3.0

Looking after someone's pet at their home while the owner is away

sitting trot
  • Specialized
7.7

A way of riding where the rider stays in the saddle while the horse moves in a steady bouncy pace

How Long

sitting
27 1.0
momentary
44 4.8

Surface Forms

sitting singular
sittings plural

Morphology

sitting = sit (transparent) = sit + ing

The noun form is derived from the verb 'sit' with the addition of '-ing', indicating the act of sitting.

Etymology

The word sitting comes from the old verb sit, which meant 'to rest on your bottom'. It names the act or time of sitting, for example reading a whole book in one 'sitting'. So sitting means the period when you are seated.