Definition of sitting Sitting
/sɪˈtɪŋ/ - [siting] - sit•ting
We found 21 definitions of sitting from 4 different sources.
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What does sitting mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: sittings |
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| sitting - (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting" | ||
| posing | ||
| motility, move, motion, movement ability to move spontaneously and independently | ||
| picture taking, photography the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies | ||
| sitting - the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting" | ||
| motility, move, motion, movement ability to move spontaneously and independently | ||
| sitting - a session as of a legislature or court | ||
| session a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session" | ||
| sitting - a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor" | ||
| seance, session | ||
| get together, meeting the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" | ||
| spirit rapping, table rapping, table tapping alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead | ||
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| sitting - not moving and therefore easy to attack; "a sitting target" | ||
| sitting - (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks; "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated" | ||
| seated | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sitting (Noun)
A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose. - sitting (Noun)
A legislative session. - sitting (Noun)
The act of a bird of incubating eggs; the clutch of eggs under a brooding bird. - sitting (Verb)
Present participle of sit. - sitting (Adjective)
Executed from a sitting position. - sitting (Adjective)
occupying a specific official or legal position; incumbent.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sitting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Sit - sitting (a.)
Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits. - sitting (n.)
The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who occupies a seat. - sitting (n.)
A seat, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person, in a church, theater, etc.; as, the hall has 800 sittings. - sitting (n.)
The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc. - sitting (n.)
The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a session; as, a sitting of the judges of the King's Bench, or of a commission. - sitting (n.)
The time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc. - sitting (n.)
A brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls.
