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bowling.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˈbəʊlɪŋ/UK[ˈbɒʊɫɪŋ]UK/ˈboʊlɪŋ/US
  1. 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
  2. Candlepin bowling.

    New-England · uncountable
  3. Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.

    uncountable
  4. The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.

    uncountable
  5. A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture.

    slang · uncountable
  6. The action of the verb bowl.

    gerund · uncountable
  7. Road bowling.

    Ireland · uncountable
verb/ˈbəʊlɪŋ/UK[ˈbɒʊɫɪŋ]UK/ˈboʊlɪŋ/US
  1. present participle and gerund of bowl

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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