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How to pronounce sitting
Say it like this: /ˈsɪtɪŋ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does sitting mean?
nounA period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
“The Queen had three sittings for her portrait.”
A seance or other session with a medium or fortuneteller.
A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.
adjExecuted from a sitting position.
Occupying a specific official or legal position; incumbent.
“It is an iron rule of French politics that sitting presidents are detested.”
Of a bird, incubating eggs.
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