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 |
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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:
Bello returns from Classic, hopes to pitch for D.R. again: 'So many superstars'
Mar 13, 2026 MLB.com
Mar 13, 2026 MLB.com
Florida Backfields Intel: Red Sox Pitching Prospects Show Huge Ceilings
Mar 14, 2026 Baseball America
Mar 14, 2026 Baseball America
Luzardo laments not pitching in Classic as focus stays on Opening Day for Phils
Mar 15, 2026 MLB.com
Mar 15, 2026 MLB.com
Ryan Weathers, Clay Holmes and 5 more pitchers showing improved stuff this spring
Mar 13, 2026 The New York Times
Mar 13, 2026 The New York Times
Cam Schlittler turning into Yankees ‘monster’ with past harsh reviews shaping rise as possible ace
Mar 15, 2026 New York Post
Mar 15, 2026 New York Post

