hitching

H4I1T1C3H4I1N1G2
/ˈhɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

noun

The act by which something is hitched.

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Meanings

hitching1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hitch
nounhitching (plural hitchings)

plural hitchings

  1. The act by which something is hitched.

    There are lots of pauses and little detours, hitchings-up of their smocks, inspection of the soles of their feet, some rather overdone limping.

    1997, Lawrence Norfolk, The Pope's Rhinoceros

Hitching2

proper noun
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Origin

From a medieval diminutive form of Hitch.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hitching

pitchingstitchingitchingtwitchingditching
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Cite this entry
APA

hitching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hitching

MLA

“hitching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hitching. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hitching,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hitching.

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