Definition of: sitting

(sit′ing) adjective
Being in the position of a sitter; also, used for sitting: a sitting–room.
—noun
1. The act or position of one who sits; hence, a seat; also, the place of or the right to a seat, as in a church.
2. A single period of uninterrupted application, as for the painting of a portrait.
3. A session or term.
4. An incubation; period of hatching; also, the number of eggs on which a bird sits at one incubation.