Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinkerballing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sinker-balling
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pitching of sinkerballs (sinkers)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Mets, a day after scoring 9 runs on 12 hits, managed four singles against Aaron Cook, the Rockies’ sinkerballing right-hander, who pitched a complete game."

Etymology

From sinkerball + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sinkerball

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does sinkerballing mean?: The pitching of sinkerballs (sinkers)
Where does sinkerballing come from?: From sinkerball + -ing.

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