Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bolling

/bˈoʊlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: bolling
IPA: /bˈoʊlɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

verb

present participle and gerund of boll

Etymology

Originally a nickname for someone with a large head with close-cut hair, similar to a bolling/pollard.

Inflected Forms

Boling (alternative)

Homonyms

boling bohling

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce bolling?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈoʊlɪŋ/.
What does bolling mean?: A surname.
Where does bolling come from?: Originally a nickname for someone with a large head with close-cut hair, similar to a bolling/pollard.

How to pronounce bolling

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