ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bowling

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈbəʊlɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Bowling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of bowl.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of bowl.

More Meanings

  1. 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) Candlepin bowling.
  3. Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.
  4. (cricket) The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.
  5. (gerund) The action of the verb bowl.
  6. (Ireland) Road bowling.
  7. (slang) A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include basin, trough, arena, stadium, pipe bowl, tenpin.

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