Sitting - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɪtɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word sitting
Brit.  |ˈsɪtɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word sitting
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be' to sit

noun

- (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
- the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
he read the mystery at one sitting
- a meeting of spiritualists (syn: seance, session)
- a session as of a legislature or court

adjective

- not moving and therefore easy to attack
a sitting target

Extra examples

I got through the book in one sitting.

He finished the portrait in one sitting.

We'll eat at the second sitting.

We have reservations for the 5:30 sitting.

His wife was sitting by him.

She was sitting there a minute ago.

He was sitting in a chair next to the window.

The limousine is sitting outside.

The child fell asleep in a sitting position.

They were sitting at the dining table.

I carefully raised her to a sitting position.

They were sitting out in the back garden.

She ignored most of the people at the table, addressing only the man who was sitting next to her.

He was sitting to my immediate right.

He photographed the women sitting on the bench.

Word forms

noun
singular: sitting
plural: sittings
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