bowling

noun

bowl·​ing ˈbō-liŋ 

: any of several games in which balls are rolled 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 complex there includes a rooftop pool, bowling lanes, a fitness studio and clubhouse. —Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024

The 30,000-square-foot entertainment venue features 28 bowling lanes, an arcade with classic and new games and a craft cocktail bar. —Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024

Then build out the rest of your itinerary with roadside burgers, big sandwiches, cider and bowling (sometimes simultaneously), ice cream, treasure hunting, dune hikes, and beach napping. —Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2024

As The Times previously reported, a group of deputies from the City of Industry sheriff’s station were there, bowling and drinking to celebrate one deputy’s promotion. —Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024

There’s also the Miracle League baseball, bowling and soccer programs, which pair kids who need a sports-playing buddy with high school students for a season. —Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024

Indoor sports offered this winter include volleyball and bowling. —Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2024

Los Angeles Dodger Mookie Betts credits some of his baseball success to another sport entirely: bowling. —Nick Duffy, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2024

The De La Salle senior ran through the mud, brushed aside desperate Los Alamitos arm tackles, and then burst into open grass for a brief sprint before the burly 220-pound bowling ball dove for the Spartans’ fourth score. —Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing bowling

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

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