strike out looking

verb

To strike out (a batter) without the batter swinging at the called strike.

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Meanings

verbstrike out looking (third-person singular simple present strikes out looking, present participle striking out looking, simple past and past participle struck out looking)

present singular third person strikes out looking · participle present striking out looking · participle past struck out looking · past struck out looking

  1. transitiveball gamesTo strike out (a batter) without the batter swinging at the called strike.
  2. intransitiveball gamesTo strike out without swinging at the called strike.
  3. colloquialfigurativelyintransitiveTo fail while giving little effort.
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APA

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MLA

“strike out looking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strike%20out%20looking. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strike out looking,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strike%20out%20looking.

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