Bowling

Word BOWLING
Character 7
Hyphenation bowl ing
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Bowling"

What do we mean by bowling?

A game played by rolling a ball down a wooden alley in order to knock down a triangular group of ten pins. noun

A similar game, such as duckpins or ninepins. noun

Lawn bowling. noun

The playing of one of these games. noun

In dyeing, the washing of fabrics by passing them over rollers in a vessel of water. noun

The act of playing with or at bowls. noun

The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins. noun

A covered place for playing at bowls or tenpins. noun

A level piece of greensward or smooth ground for bowling, as the small park in lower Broadway, New York, where the Dutch of New Amsterdam played this game. noun

Present participle of bowl. verb

A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling noun

Candlepin bowling noun

Several similar games played indoors or outdoors. noun

The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman. noun

A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture. noun

The action of the verb bowl. noun

A game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them noun

(cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman noun

The playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc noun

To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.

To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports).

To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels.

To pelt or strike with anything rolled.

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The word "bowling" in example sentences

Here and there, indeed, were smooth patches which we called bowling-greens, but hard and slippery as polished marble, with much the same translucent appearance. ❋ Douglas Mawson (1920)

So, pride be damned, he takes gigs in bowling alleys and nowheresville bars and clubs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He beat his life skills coach in bowling, 96-71, Barnes says proudly. ❋ Christian Davenport (2010)

Mr. Putnam is famous for his diagnosis of the breakdown of social capital he called "bowling alone." ❋ Jonathan Sacks (2011)

Once a big country-music star, he now drives himself around the Southwest playing one-night gigs at local bars, some of them located in bowling alleys. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Anonymous said ... there are 3 holes in bowling balls, but it would still be possible with 2. ❋ Tyler (2009)

If your playing with your own balls, bowling is heterosexual. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Probably as the Australian bowling is not good at test level. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Surprisingly, one can still find many of these fixtures in bowling alleys all over. ❋ Unknown (2009)

DISCUSS: Obama says his bowling is 'like the Special Olympics' ❋ Unknown (2009)

She talks about going bowling on an off day during the filming of “New Moon” — candlepin bowling, it sounds like from her description — and how difficult it was to keep score without the electronic aids present at most bowling alleys: “They handed me a piece of paper and a pencil, and I had to do the score by hand,” she says incredulously. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The gameplay of Wii sports bowling is implemented through VI Bowling with a novel motor-learning feature that allows players to find the direction in which to throw their ball using vibrotactile feedback. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Playing bowling is one of the best pastimes that we should for some time, and Sheldon and Wil also plays in the new episode of Big Bang Theory The Wheaton … ❋ Unknown (2010)

But once you get that under control, bowling is easy. fostert says: ❋ Unknown (2010)

Last weekend Gerry and I took the boys out tenpin bowling, and we decided we'd stop for a spot of lunch beforehand. ❋ Dungeekin (2008)

Not to be outdone, Mr. Coleman returned the hip-check (there is no equivalent in bowling) in a new ad this week. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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