bowling

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈbəʊlɪŋ/(UK)
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/ˈbəʊlɪŋ/(UK) · [ˈbɒʊɫɪŋ](UK) · /ˈboʊlɪŋ/(US)

Definition of bowling

12 senses · 3 parts of speech

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of bowl
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verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of bowl

noun

  1. (uncountable)A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; tenpin bowling/fivepin bowling
  2. (New-England, uncountable)Candlepin bowling.
  3. (uncountable)Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.
  4. (uncountable)The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.
  5. (slang, uncountable)A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture.
  6. (gerund, uncountable)The action of the verb bowl.
  7. (Ireland, uncountable)Road bowling.

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A village on the Clyde in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4473).
  3. (countable, uncountable)A suburban area in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1731).
  4. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States.

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