Bowling

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /bəʊlɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -əʊlɪŋ

Verb

1. Present participle of bowl

Full definition of bowling

Noun

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

Derived terms

• bowling alley
• bowling ball
• bowling green
• ten-pin bowling
• candlepin bowling

Related terms

• bowl
• bowler

Anagrams

• blowing