1. batting(n = noun.act) - (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base;
is a kind of attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
Derived form verb bat1
2. batting(n = noun.artifact) batten - stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber;
is a kind of stuffing
1. The act of one who bats; the management of a bat in playing games of ball. Mason. [1913 Webster]
2. Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts, etc.; as, cotton batting. [1913 Webster]
batting, n.
1 the action of hitting with a bat.
2 cotton wadding prepared in sheets for use in quilts etc.
Idiom:
batting order the order in which people act or take their turn, esp. of batsmen in cricket.
batting average, batting cage, batting coach, batting glove, batting helmet, batting order, cotton batting