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sitting
[sit-ing]
noun
the act of a person or thing that sits.
a period of remaining seated, as in posing for a portrait or reading a book.
the space on or in which one sits, as in a church.
a brooding, as of a hen upon eggs; incubation.
the number of eggs on which a bird sits during a single hatching; clutch.
a session, as of a court or legislature.
the time or space allotted to the serving of a meal to a group, as aboard a ship.
adjective
(of a bird) occupying a nest of eggs for hatching.
of, for, or suited to sitting.
a sitting area in the lobby.
holding an official position or office; occupying an appointed or elected seat; incumbent.
a sitting pontiff.
in session or at work; active.
a sitting legislature.
sitting
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
noun
a continuous period of being seated
I read his novel at one sitting
such a period in a restaurant, canteen, etc, where space and other facilities are limited
dinner will be served in two sittings
the act or period of posing for one's portrait to be painted, carved, etc
a meeting, esp of an official body, to conduct business
the incubation period of a bird's eggs during which the mother sits on them to keep them warm
adjective
in office
a sitting Member of Parliament
(of a hen) brooding eggs
seated
in a sitting position
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
sitting pretty, in an auspicious position.
He's been sitting pretty since he got that new job.
Example Sentences
Bemused couples sitting in street cafés got squirted with water pistols and a luxury clothes store was pasted with stickers declaring the tourists who'd shut themselves inside unwelcome.
She said she also spotted a video crew and someone she believed to be Dr. Phil McGraw — the TV personality — sitting in an SUV.
"You shouldn't be sitting there freezing cold in this day and age because of greed."
They’ve blocked sitting members of the House and Senate from entering federal buildings, obstructed them from conducting oversight and undermined their inquiries.
“So I walked across the street to this white van with tinted windows to get a closer look to see who was sitting inside and of course it was another agent,” she said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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