bowling

noun

bowl·​ing ˈbō-liŋ 

: any of several games in which balls are rolled (as on a green or down an alley) at an object or group of objects

Examples of bowling in a Sentence

She watches bowling on TV.

Recent Examples on the Web

The bats, shaped like a torpedo or bowling pin – as Brewers pitcher Nestor Cortes put it – were invented by former Yankees analyst Aaron Leanhardt. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025

Over the course of a four-day period, the group spent every waking (and sleeping) hour together — going out to dinner, grocery shopping, bowling, etc. — all while chained together. —Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025

Lady bags worn at the elbow with a calm and unbothered attitude as seen at Miu Miu, empowered and strong as seen at Victoria Beckham, and bowling bags with a retro touch as seen at Prada and The Row. —Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025

Alloway is working at another area bowling center not connected to Bowlero. —Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing bowling

• bowling alley
• bowling green
• lawn bowling
• tenpin bowling

Rhymes for bowling

• coaling
• doling
• growling
• holing
• poling
• polling
• rolling
• scrolling
• shoaling
• strolling
• tolling
• trolling

Kids Definition

bowling

noun

bowl·​ing ˈbō-liŋ 

1

: a game played by rolling balls so as to knock down pins set up at the far end of an alley

2

: lawn bowling