Sitting vs. Seating

Sitting vs. Seating — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Sitting and Seating

Sittingnoun

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

Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal.The Queen had three sittings for her portrait.

Seatingnoun

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

There is plenty of comfortable seating.

Sittingnoun

A legislative session.

Seatingnoun

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

Sittingnoun

The act (of a bird) of incubating eggs.

Seatingnoun

Material for making seats.

cane seating
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Sittingnoun

A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.

we have thirty-four chicks from eight sittings of eggs

Seatingnoun

A housing in which a component is seated.

Sittingverb

present participle of sit

Seatingverb

present participle of seat

Sittingadjective

Executed from a sitting position.

Seatingnoun

an area that includes seats for several people;

there is seating for 40 students in this classroom
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Sittingadjective

Occupying a specific official or legal position; incumbent.

Seatingnoun

the service of ushering people to their seats

Sittingnoun

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

he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting

Sittingnoun

the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position;

he read the mystery at one sitting

Sittingnoun

a meeting of spiritualists;

the seance was held in the medium's parlor

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;

the seated Madonnathe audience remained seated

Sittingadjective

not moving and therefore easy to attack;

a sitting target