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

In bowling, the three-time defending girls state champion East River won the Kegel High School Classic again. — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Reacher beats mercenaries about the head with a bowling pin and a bowling trophy. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

This is a place where adults make the pilgrimage to the legendary Pinto Ron and Pizza Pete tailgate spot in the Hammer Lot where Pinto Ron's team of merry pranksters pour shots of liquor into a bowling ball finger hole. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

The star of the show is the two-lane bowling alley, but there’s also a golf simulator and a plush movie theater. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 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