Hyphenation of hitting

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word hitting? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

hit-ting

Definitions of hitting:

1.
The act of contacting one thing with another
Repeated hitting raised a large bruise After three misses she finally got a hit
2.
Cause to move by striking
Hit a ball
3.
Hit against
Come into sudden contact with The car hit a tree He struck the table with his elbow
4.
Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
He hit her hard in the face
5.
Reach a destination, either real or abstract
We hit Detroit by noon The water reached the doorstep We barely made it to the finish line I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
6.
Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
We were hit by really bad weather He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager The earthquake struck at midnight
7.
Hit with a missile from a weapon
8.
Encounter by chance
I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
9.
Gain points in a game
The home team scored many times He hit a home run He hit .300 in the past season
10.
Cause to experience suddenly
Panic struck me An interesting idea hit her A thought came to me The thought struck terror in our minds They were struck with fear
11.
Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1
12.
1939
We must strike the enemy's oil fields In the fifth inning
13.
The Giants struck
14.
Sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2
15.
Kill intentionally and with premeditation
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
16.
Drive something violently into a location
He hit his fist on the table She struck her head on the low ceiling
17.
Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
The thermometer hit 100 degrees This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
18.
Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
The pianist strikes a middle C Strike `z' on the keyboard Her comments struck a sour note
19.
Consume to excess
Hit the bottle
20.
Hit the intended target or goal
21.
Pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
He tries to hit on women in bars

Synonyms of hitting:

noun hit, striking, touch, touching

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