Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowling

/ˈboʊlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: bowl-ing
IPA: /ˈboʊlɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bowl

noun

A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; tenpin bowling/fivepin bowling

Uncountable

noun

Candlepin bowling.

Uncountable

noun

Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.

Uncountable

noun

The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.

Uncountable

noun

A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

The action of the verb bowl.

Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈboʊlɪŋ/
British English: /ˈbəʊlɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bowlings (plural) Boling (alternative)

Derived Forms

bowlliards

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

bowl bowler bowls lawn bowls boules crown green bowling ninepins skittles

Rhymes With

rolling controlling polling scrolling trolling patrolling enrolling strolling growling tolling consoling extolling

Questions

How do you pronounce bowling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈboʊlɪŋ/.
What does bowling mean?: present participle and gerund of bowl

How to pronounce bowling

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