: any of several games in which balls are rolled (as on a green or down an alley) at an object or group of objects
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She watches bowling on TV.
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Firmly off the tourist track, few travelers come across Aiea Bowl, or, understandably, feel the desire to step into a bowling alley on their trips.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Not to mention duck pin bowling and virtual reality experiences.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
The 23,000-square-foot venue, which opened in 2017, features bowling, karaoke, arcade games and multiple bars across two floors of the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Clay pipes and drinking vessels were also found, along with unusual wooden bowling balls, used for early forms of lawn games.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Not to mention duck pin bowling and virtual reality experiences.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
The 23,000-square-foot venue, which opened in 2017, features bowling, karaoke, arcade games and multiple bars across two floors of the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Clay pipes and drinking vessels were also found, along with unusual wooden bowling balls, used for early forms of lawn games.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bowling
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“Bowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowling. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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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
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