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UK
/sˈɪtɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
the seated Madonna
the audience remained seated -
not moving and therefore easy to attack
a sitting target
NOUN
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the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
he read the mystery at one sitting -
a meeting of spiritualists
the seance was held in the medium's parlor - a session as of a legislature or court
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(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
How To Use sitting In A Sentence
- The human species has not evolved such that it can tolerate sitting in that southwesterly location, behind uninsulated glass, leaning on a heat absorbing table of dark steel and not be grossly uncomfortable.
- We would have make it earlier, but I procrastinated with completed and sealed ballots sitting on my desk for a couple of days -- no good excuse, but the reminders to spare the GOTC callers (and ourselves) reminder calls goosed me into action. BlueOregon
- Going upmarket, I can go into Dear Soup except on busy days, as the tables are a bit close together and sitting beside a slurper is an ever-present danger. A table for one | 世論 What Japan Thinks
- These deals are large and complex, requiring a lot more than just a "consigliere" -- a term always used with "The Godfather" playing in the background -- sitting in a dark room plotting with a CEO. Robert Teitelman: Svengalis, Bankers and the Role of Intermediaries
- Hindsight is always 20/20, and once Real had the early lead, the textbook approach would have been sitting deeper, congesting the midfield to absorb the pressure and striking on the counterattack. Barcelona's Guide to Beating Real Madrid
- It was of average size with an unmade bed sitting in one corner, a night table, two dressers, a bureau, a desk, a small TV, and a lot of posters on the wall.
- The woman sitting next to me had counseled children facing severe emotional and physical abuse for 20 years.
- The company has been sitting on my letter for weeks without dealing with my complaint.
- They seemed to be in a serious mood, perhaps brooding on the deteriorating human behaviour that cannot see that he is cutting the same very branch that he is sitting on.
- Ivaric raced down to the stables, shouted at a groom to saddle his grey horse Maila, and smiled as he saw his father sitting in a shady arbour at one end of the courtyard, looking thoughtful.