Definition of Sitting

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Sitting

of Sit

Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits.

The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who occupies a seat.

A seat, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person, in a church, theater, etc.; as, the hall has 800 sittings.

The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.

The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a session; as, a sitting of the judges of the King's Bench, or of a commission.

The time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc.

A brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls.

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Sitting Quotations

You know an odd feeling? Sitting on the toilet eating a chocolate candy bar.
George Carlin

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
Warren Buffett

People teach their dogs to sit; it's a trick. I've been sitting my whole life, and a dog has never looked at me as though he thought I was tricky.
Mitch Hedberg

I love blackjack. But I'm not addicted to gambling. I'm addicted to sitting in a semi circle.
Mitch Hedberg

I like to play blackjack. I'm not addicted to gambling. I'm addicted to sitting in a semi-circle.
Mitch Hedberg

I really haven't had that exciting of a life. There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting around and complaining about having a boring life. So I pretty much like to make it up. I'd rather tell a story about somebody else.
Kurt Cobain

Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you.
Ogden Nash

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.
Ogden Nash

There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
Les Brown

Sitting Translations

sitting in German is sitzend, sitzend, setzend
sitting in Italian is seduto
sitting in Spanish is sentada
sitting in Swedish is sitter

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