sitting in English

adjective

1

in a seated position.

Slowly slide your back down the wall until you are in a sitting position, as though seated on an imaginary chair.

synonyms: sedentary, seated

2

(of an elected representative) current; present.

the resignation of the sitting congressman

3

(of a hen or other bird) settled on eggs for the purpose of incubating them.

If the sitting bird's body does not completely cover the nest, heat may also be lost to the air outside the nest.

noun

1

a continuous period of being seated, especially when engaged in a particular activity.

the whole roast was eaten at one sitting

verb

1

adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright.

you'd better sit down

synonyms: take a seat, seat oneself, be seated, perch, ensconce oneself, plump oneself, flop, take the load/weight off one's feet, plunk oneself, take a load off

2

(of a legislature, committee, court of law, etc.) be engaged in its business.

Congress continued sitting until March 16

synonyms: be in session, meet, be convened

3

take (an examination).

pupils are required to sit nine subjects at GCSE

4

stay in someone's house while they are away and look after their house or pet.

Kelly had been cat-sitting for me

adjective

sedentary, seated
seated

noun

session, posing
session, meeting, assembly, hearing
posing
session, seance

verb

take a seat, put (down), hold, pose, be situated, be in session, serve on, be harmonious, babysit, model, sit down, ride, sit around, baby-sit
take a seat, seat oneself, be seated, perch, ensconce oneself, plump oneself, flop, take the load/weight off one's feet, plunk oneself, take a load off
put (down), place, set (down), lay, deposit, rest, stand, stick, dump, park, plunk
hold, seat, have seats for, have space/room for, accommodate
pose, model
be situated, be located, be sited, stand
be in session, meet, be convened
serve on, have a seat on, be a member of
be harmonious, go, fit in, harmonize
babysit
model, posture, pose
sit down
ride
sit around
sit down, seat
baby-sit

Use "sitting" in a sentence

1. A Sitting Duck - Sitting Duck Meaning - Sitting Duck Examples- Idioms- British English Pronunciationhttp://www.iswearenglish.com/ An explanation of the phras

2. Anybody sitting here?

3. In one sitting.

4. Tymoshenko has been standing trial sitting, sitting beside her daughter, Evgeny Eugenia.

5. Assis translate: sitting, seated

6. Abundance, a figure sitting.

7. The sitting closed at #.# a.m

8. You're sitting on my gargoyle.

9. He's sitting paying a bill!

10. Assidual Cat sitting in reverse

11. There is an orchestra sitting.

12. Been sitting here for months.

13. For the guys sitting next question.

14. Excuse me, is anybody sitting here?

15. We were not idly sitting around.

16. Roirbak was sitting in the canteen.

17. They are sitting in a semicircle.

18. We're both sitting under the gallows!

19. I'd just be a sitting duck.

20. She was sitting at her desk.

21. He was sitting in a chair.

22. 19 The sitting room needs decorating.

23. Sitting on top of the world.

24. He is sitting with legs akimBo.

25. Sister Susie sitting on a thistle.

26. All sitting, chattering away like starlings.

27. I feel like I'm sitting Shiva.

28. She sailed into my sitting room.

29. In their brassy Becushioned sitting room

30. The husband was sitting right there.

31. We're sitting in another lecture together.

32. I was sitting in a draught.

33. Bud was sitting across from me.

34. You are sitting at the popular kids'table.

35. You've been sitting here for two days?

36. Dormouse, who was sitting next to her.

37. She was sitting on a grassy bank.

38. Don't Be A Sitting Duck, Kissimmee, Florida

39. Alluring woman sitting on the white cube

40. The photographer took the children sitting down.

41. I am sitting on a live postcard.

42. They're sitting for peace, wisdom and knowledge.

43. People are sitting about on the grass.

44. Each villa has a separate sitting-room.

45. Sitting on the fence will not do.

46. Sitting in the menu bar, Camouflage is …

47. Don't Be A Sitting Duck, Kissimmee, Florida

48. Better here than sitting around at home.

49. She was sitting/squatting on her haunches.

50. The Anguished Angel Long-Winged Sitting Statue