bowling

1 of 2

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

bowling

2 of 2

present participle of bowl entry 3

Examples of bowling in a Sentence

Noun

She watches bowling on TV.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Frazzled parents unwind at the swim-up bar, while the little ones run amok in the spiffy waterpark, bowling alley, and giant sand castle equipped for sleep-overs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

My first Herald job was answering phones and writing a local bowling column. — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Your parents knew the neighbors, went to town hall meetings, maybe joined a bowling league or Rotary or Knights of Columbus. — Jennifer Sirangelo, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The 26-year-old Edwards is a seam bowling allrounder and has played one T20 against Pakistan earlier this year in Lahore. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, 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