Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slower-ball

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: slow-er-ball
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ball thrown at a slower speed than usual.

Example Sentences

"He bowled Neesham, Henry and captain Mitchell Santner with perfect slower-ball yorkers to add sparkle to a superb team performance."

Inflected Forms

slower-balls (plural) slower ball (alternative)

Questions

What does slower-ball mean?: A ball thrown at a slower speed than usual.

How to pronounce slower-ball

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