Sitting Definition
sĭtĭng
noun
The act or position of one that sits, as for a portrait.
Webster's New World
A period of being seated at some activity.
To read a book in two sittings.
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A session or meeting, as of a court.
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An act, condition, or period of brooding on eggs by a bird; incubation.
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A brooding upon eggs, as by a hen.
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adjective
That sits; seated.
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Incubating a nest of eggs.
A sitting hen.
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In office.
A sitting president.
Webster's New World
Occupying an official position; incumbent.
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Of or for sitting.
A sitting posture; a sitting area in a bus station.
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Other Word Forms of Sitting
Noun
Singular:
sitting
Plural:
sittings
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