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dusting off a batter

dusting off a batter is the present participle and gerund of dust off a batter.

Meaning of dust off a batter

Verb

dust off a batter (third-person singular simple present dusts off a batter, present participle dusting off a batter, simple past and past participle dusted off a batter)

  1. (idiomatic) for a pitcher to throw a pitch at or near the batter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away from home plate.
    • That pitcher doesn't like the hitters too close to the plate so every once in a while he'll dust off a batter.

Questions about dusting off a batter

What is dusting off a batter the present participle and gerund of?
Dusting off a batter is the present participle and gerund of dust off a batter.

Words near dusting off a batter in the dictionary

  1. dustin'
  2. dustiness
  3. dusting
  4. dusting down
  5. dusting off
  6. dusting off a batter
  7. dusting off the cobwebs
  8. dusting out
  9. dusting someone's jacket
  10. dusting up
  11. dustings

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