sitting
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
How often you will meet it
Rank 642 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 29,766 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.014% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait) also: posing he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting
- the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position he read the mystery at one sitting
- a meeting of spiritualists also: seance, session the seance was held in the medium's parlor
- a session as of a legislature or court
adjective
- (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks also: seated the seated Madonnathe audience remained seated
- not moving and therefore easy to attack a sitting target
sitting in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Then sitting down he drew her to one knee, Gracie to the other.
Christmas with Grandma Elsie · Martha Finley · Chapter 1
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He began at the lowest form with the name of a small urchin sitting near John.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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The girl sitting in the window of Durfee understood thoroughly the character and the chances of the day.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Shade was getting well fast, and with troubled eyes Arch saw him sitting up in a chair and cleaning his Winchester.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1