pitching
Definitions
Noun
- (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
- Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
Verb
- Throw or toss with a light motion
- Move abruptly
- Fall or plunge forward
- Set to a certain pitch
- Sell or offer for sale from place to place
- Be at an angle
- Heel over
- Erect and fasten
- Throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- Hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- Lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- Set the level or character of
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "pitching".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | playing | 2 | 101 |
| 2 | opening | 3 | 83 |
| 3 | passing | 2 | 65 |
| 4 | speaking | 2 | 62 |
| 5 | putting | 2 | 54 |
| 6 | applying | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | pulling | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | packing | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | pushing | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | appearing | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | appealing | 3 | 14 |
| 12 | picking | 2 | 14 |
| 13 | opposing | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | plowing | 2 | 11 |
| 15 | spinning | 2 | 11 |
| 16 | appalling | 3 | 9 |
| 17 | peering | 2 | 9 |
| 18 | pouring | 2 | 9 |
| 19 | spraying | 2 | 8 |
| 20 | pacing | 2 | 7 |
| 21 | pauling | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | pausing | 2 | 6 |
| 23 | peeling | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | piling | 2 | 6 |
| 25 | popping | 2 | 6 |
| 26 | spacing | 2 | 6 |
| 27 | piping | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | poking | 2 | 5 |
| 29 | spitting | 2 | 5 |
| 30 | patting | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | speeding | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | spelling | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | padding | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | polling | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | posing | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | praying | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | sparring | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | spilling | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | paving | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | peeping | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | petting | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | poling | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | pooling | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | puffing | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | purging | 2 | 2 |
| 46 | spotting | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | appeasing | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | paging | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | peeking | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | pegging | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | pershing | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | pinging | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | pinning | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | poring | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | preying | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | prying | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | spanning | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | sparing | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | spewing | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | spoiling | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | spouting | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | appling | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | opining | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | pairing | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | panning | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | paring | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | pasing | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | patching | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | pawling | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | peaking | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | pearling | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | pecking | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | penning | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | perking | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | persing | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | piecing | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | pilling | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | pining | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | pitting | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | plying | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | poaching | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | pouting | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | powering | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | pudding | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | puming | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | spawning | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | spearing | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | sperling | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | spicing | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | spiering | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | spiffing | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | spiking | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | spoofing | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | spurling | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | spurning | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | spurting | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "pitching".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | switching | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | pricing | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | itching | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | hitching | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | pinching | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | twitching | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | witching | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | patching | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | kitching | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | ditching | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | bitching | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | stitching | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | snitching | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | kitchings | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | hitchings | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | tithing | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | spicing | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | pitying | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | pitting | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | piecing | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "pitching" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "pitching" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "pitching" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "pitching".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | patching | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 14
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 96
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
See USA starting lineup vs Dominican Republic in World Baseball Classic semifinal
Mar 15, 2026 USA Today
Mar 15, 2026 USA Today
Pirates ace Paul Skenes, Team USA edge Dominican Republic to reach World Baseball Classic final
Mar 16, 2026 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mar 16, 2026 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Jose Trevino Hints Reds Have Hidden Gem With 25-Year-Old Pitching Prospect
Mar 15, 2026 Sports Illustrated
Mar 15, 2026 Sports Illustrated
How Pirates pitching coach Bill Murphy is making an impact in his first spring with the team
Mar 15, 2026 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mar 15, 2026 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

