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

But the real star of the show was her bag: a mustard leather bowling bag with light brown straps and piping detail. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 May 2025

Unfortunately, Joe still wins the battle by braining her with a bowling pin. —Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025

Most Great Wolf Lodge locations feature an enormous indoor waterpark, an outdoor pool, and indoor attractions like duck pin bowling and Magic Quest, an interactive game played with a magic wand. —Jamie Davis Smith, AFAR Media, 7 Apr. 2025

But the Neales have come a long way since their first neighborhood cook-off in 2015, which netted them a bowling trophy for best barbecue ribs. —Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 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