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▪ I. hitting, vbl. n.|ˈhɪtɪŋ|
[f. hit v. + -ing1.]
The action of hit v. in various senses; striking, impact, collision; also fig.
c1440Promp. Parv. 242/1 Hyttynge, or towchynge, tactus. 1687A. Lovell tr. Thevenot's Trav. i. 283 There was no hitting of them. a1742Bentley Serm. ii. (R.), 'Tis the hitting and collision of them that must make them strike fire. 1891J. Morley in Daily News 27 Oct. 6/3 A hitting below the belt, for which I will venture to say you won't find a parallel in the worst times of our political history.
▪ II. hitting, ppl. a.
That hits or strikes; striking (lit. and fig.).
1632Sherwood, Violent hitting, heurtant. 1691tr. Emilianne's Frauds Romish Monks 148 It was not any hitting or pinching Raillery. 1861Reade Cloister & H. I. 292 Men will shoot at their enemies with the hittingest arm. |