Difference between Hit and Hitting

What is the difference between Hit and Hitting?

Hit as a verb is to administer a blow to. while Hitting as a verb is (heading, physical) to strike.

Hit

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To administer a blow to. To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly. To manage to touch in the right place. To kill a person on the instructions of a third party. In blackjack, to deal a card to. To come up to bat. To go (somewhere). To begin; to start; to open. To use. To affect negatively. To have sex with. To murder with premeditation for criminal or political purposes.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A blow; a punch. A success, especially in the entertainment industry. An attack on a location, person or people. The result(s) of a search of a computer system or, for example, the entire Internet using a search engine A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server. An approximately correct answer in a test set. The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder's choice. A dose of an illegal or addictive drug. A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.

Example sentence: Excellence is being able to perform at a high level over and over again. You can hit a half-court shot once. That's just the luck of the draw. If you consistently do it... that's excellence.

Hitting

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (heading, physical) To strike.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.The skill of hitting.

Example sentence: Even when folks are hitting you over the head, you can't stop marching. Even when they're turning the hoses on you, you can't stop.

We hope you now know whether to use Hit or Hitting in your sentence.

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