bowling
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 7
/ˈbəʊlɪŋ/(UK)
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/ˈbəʊlɪŋ/(UK) · [ˈbɒʊɫɪŋ](UK) · /ˈboʊlɪŋ/(US)
Definition of bowling
12 senses · 3 parts of speech
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of bowl
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verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of bowl
noun
- (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
- (New-England, uncountable)Candlepin bowling.
- (uncountable)Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.
- (uncountable)The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.
- (slang, uncountable)A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture.
- (gerund, uncountable)The action of the verb bowl.
- (Ireland, uncountable)Road bowling.
name
- (countable, uncountable)A surname.
- (countable, uncountable)A village on the Clyde in West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4473).
- (countable, uncountable)A suburban area in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1731).
- (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States.
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4 words5-letter words
7 words4-letter words
21 words3-letter words
26 words2-letter words
12 wordsHooks
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