noun
bowling
BOH-lihng
noun
1
A game in which a ball is rolled down a lane to knock over a set of standing pins.
"We went bowling on Friday night and I got two strikes."
"The kids love bowling with the bumpers up."
2
In cricket, the action of delivering the ball to the batsman.
"His bowling improved dramatically after the coaching camp."
How to Use Bowling
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe activity of rolling a ball at pins (tenpin bowling), or delivering the ball in cricket.
Common pairings
go bowling
bowling alley
bowling average
Word Forms
Bowlings plural
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