hitting

Meanings

• The act of striking or coming into contact with something or someone.

  - "John hit the ball over the fence."
  - "The hailstones hit the roof with a loud thud."

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Antonyms

miss , cut , kill , miss

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Synonyms

beat , pelt , thump , beset , fall upon , lay into , bang , ram , smash , bump off , do away with , whack , smoke up , toke

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hitting
biting , fighting , writing

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Hitting (en) : The act of striking or coming into contact with something or someone.
   

2. Hit (en) : A stroke or blow, or the impact of one object on another.
   

3. Hitter (en) : Someone who hits or strikes something or someone.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of hitting that leads to same result
hit , hit it big , hit it off , hit on , hit the books , hit the bottle , hit the ceiling , hit the fan , hit the ground running , hit the hay , hit the high points , hit the high spots , hit the jackpot , hit the nail on the head , hit the road , hit the roof , hit the sack , hit the spot , hit the wall , hits , hits it big , hits it off , hits on , hits the books , hits the bottle , hits the ceiling , hits the fan , hits the ground running , hits the hay , hits the high points , hits the high spots , hits the jackpot , hits the nail on the head , hits the road , hits the roof , hits the sack , hits the spot , hits the wall , hitter , hitters , hitting , hitting it big , hitting it off , hitting on , hitting the books , hitting the bottle , hitting the ceiling , hitting the fan , hitting the ground running , hitting the hay , hitting the high points , hitting the high spots , hitting the jackpot , hitting the nail on the head , hitting the road , hitting the roof , hitting the sack , hitting the spot , hitting the wall , hard-hitting , hit-and-ran , hit-and-run , hit-and-running , hit-and-runs , no-hit , no-hits , no-hitted , no-hitting , pinch-hit , pinch-hits , pinch-hitting , beat the living shit , beat/kick the (living) shit , beaten the living shit , beaten the shit , beating the living shit , beating the shit , beats the living shit , beats the shit , cut the shit , cuts the shit , cutting the shit , deep shit , full of shit , gave a shit , gave her any shit , gave her shit , gave him any shit , gave him shit , gave me any shit , gave someone shit , gave them any shit , gave them shit , give a shit , give her any shit , give her shit , give him any shit , give him shit , give me any shit , give someone shit , give them any shit , give them shit , gives a shit , gives her any shit , gives her shit , gives him any shit , gives him shit , gives me any shit , gives someone shit , gives them any shit , gives them shit , giving a shit , giving her any shit , giving her shit , giving him any shit , giving him shit , giving me any shit , giving someone shit , giving them any shit , giving them shit , had a shit , has a shit , have a shit , having a shit , kick the living shit , kick the shit , kicked the living shit , kicked the shit , kicking the living shit , kicking the shit , kicks the living shit , kicks the shit , piece of shit , pieces of shit , shit , shits , take a shit , take shit , takes a shit , takes shit , taking a shit , taking shit , the shit hit the fan , the shit hits the fan , the shit is hitting the fan , the shit will hit the fan , the shits , took a shit , took shit , when the shit hit the fan , when the shit hits the fan , switch-hit , switch-hits , switch-hitting , hit back , hits back , hitting back , hit out at , hits out at , hitting out at , hit up , hits up , hitting up

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'hitting' comes from the Old English word 'hittan', which means 'to strike' or 'to touch'.

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