ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Slingy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Slingy is an adjective meaning (cricket) Tending to bowl the ball with a slinging action, i.e. faster but less accurate.

Meaning

(cricket) Tending to bowl the ball with a slinging action, i.e. faster but less accurate.

Example Sentences

A right-arm fast bowler with a slingy action not unlike Lasith Malinga's, Rubel Hossain began by playing tapeball cricket in his home town of Bagerhat (in Khulna), […]
[…] who had forged a good reputation in the Lancashire League and also for Western Province in South Africa's Currie Cup cricket, where he batted middle-order and bowled brisk medium-pace with a slingy action.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inswing, short, outswinging, pace, uppish, streaky.

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