batting around
Casually exchanging thoughts
Batting around has two main meanings.
In baseball, it describes when a team sends all nine batters to the plate in a single inning—cycling through the entire lineup before recording three outs.
More commonly, batting around means casually discussing or considering something without committing: We've been batting around a few ideas for the new campaign.
The image is of hitting something back and forth, like a cat with a toy.
- hittingMaking forceful contact
- swattingFraudulent emergency calls as harassment
- swingingMoving in arcs
- knockingStriking to announce presence
- pitchingDelivering toward the plate
deliberating · brainstorming · catching · pondering · fielding · speculating · mulling over · chewing over · thinking cap · ideating · tossing · bandying · ball game · home plate · ninth inning · ball in play · striking · bunting
batting arounddeciding
Making a choice
finalizing · resolving · locking in · determining · concluding
batting aroundseizing
Taking forcible possession
securing · capturing · pinning down · gripping · targeting
batting aroundcradling
Holding tenderly, protectively
protecting · safeguarding · cherishing · coddling · leaving alone
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