sitting
Americannoun
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the act of a person or thing that sits.
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a period of remaining seated, as in posing for a portrait or reading a book.
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the space on or in which one sits, as in a church.
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a brooding, as of a hen upon eggs; incubation.
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the number of eggs on which a bird sits during a single hatching; clutch.
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a session, as of a court or legislature.
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the time or space allotted to the serving of a meal to a group, as aboard a ship.
adjective
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(of a bird) occupying a nest of eggs for hatching.
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of, for, or suited to sitting.
a sitting area in the lobby.
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holding an official position or office; occupying an appointed or elected seat; incumbent.
a sitting pontiff.
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in session or at work; active.
a sitting legislature.
idioms
noun
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a continuous period of being seated
I read his novel at one sitting
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such a period in a restaurant, canteen, etc, where space and other facilities are limited
dinner will be served in two sittings
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the act or period of posing for one's portrait to be painted, carved, etc
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a meeting, esp of an official body, to conduct business
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the incubation period of a bird's eggs during which the mother sits on them to keep them warm
adjective
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in office
a sitting Member of Parliament
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(of a hen) brooding eggs
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seated
in a sitting position
Etymology
Origin of sitting
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; sit 1, -ing 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“The GPU is sitting there sucking on a straw for more compute. Everyone wants their clusters to be bigger, but the physics of copper is limiting how big they can get.”
Betts was the last healthy position player to appear in a spring game, starting Sunday after sitting for the first nine games.
From Los Angeles Times
The sight of Baker-Mazara sitting away from the rest of the team sparked questions after the game, but it wasn’t that unusual; he sat there at various times this season.
From Los Angeles Times
The next breakthrough of that magnitude is sitting in structural alignment research.
"Reflecting on it now, sitting here today, we could have gone back and got more details in a more comprehensive way."
From BBC
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