Sitting vs. Seating

Sittingnoun

A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.

Sittingnoun

A legislative session.

Sittingnoun

The act (of a bird) of incubating eggs.

Sittingnoun

A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.

Sittingverb

present participle of sit

Sittingadjective

Executed from a sitting position.

Sittingadjective

Occupying a specific official or legal position; incumbent.

Sittingadjective

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

Sittingnoun

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

Sittingnoun

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

Sittingnoun

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

Sittingnoun

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.

Sittingnoun

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

Sittingnoun

A brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls.

Sittingnoun

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait);

Sittingnoun

the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position;

Sittingnoun

a meeting of spiritualists;

Sittingnoun

a session as of a legislature or court

Sittingadjective

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks;

Sittingadjective

not moving and therefore easy to attack;

Sittingnoun

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

Sittingnoun

a period of time spent as a model for an artist or photographer

Sittingnoun

a scheduled period of time when a number of people are served a meal, especially in a restaurant

Sittingnoun

a period of time during which a committee or parliament is engaged in its normal business

Sittingnoun

a period of time when a law court holds sessions

Sittingadjective

in a seated position

Sittingadjective

(of an animal or bird) not running or flying.

Sittingadjective

(of an MP or other elected representative) current; present

Sittingadjective

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

Sitting

Sitting is a basic action and resting position in which the body weight is supported primarily by the bony ischial tuberosities with the buttocks in contact with the ground or a horizontal surface such as a chair seat, instead of by the lower limbs as in standing, squatting or kneeling. When sitting, the torso is more or less upright, although sometimes it can lean against other objects for a more relaxed posture.

Seatingnoun

(uncountable) The provision of chairs or other places for people to sit

Seatingnoun

(countable) A period of time in which a restaurant will seat guests

Seatingnoun

Material for making seats.

Seatingnoun

A housing in which a component is seated.

Seatingverb

present participle of seat

Seatingnoun

The act of providing with a seat or seats; as, the seating of an audience.

Seatingnoun

The act of making seats; also, the material for making seats; as, cane seating.

Seatingnoun

an area that includes seats for several people;

Seatingnoun

the service of ushering people to their seats

Seatingnoun

the seats with which a building or room is provided

Seatingnoun

an instance or time of making seats available to customers at a restaurant or performance venue