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

The closure affects the theater, arcade, bowling alley and Backlot Pizza + Kitchen bar and restaurant. —Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025

Rooftop pools, co-working lounges, bowling alleys, screening rooms, an on-site grocery, and a 24/7 attended lobby rival a five-star hotel. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025

The Kids Bowl Free program is another goodie, with lots of Middle Tennessee bowling alleys participating. —Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025

Roberts, who paved the way for fast bowling greats such as Michael Holding, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner, Colin Croft and so many more, believes the magic of putting on the maroon cap has been lost to the younger generation of West Indian players. —Paul Newman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 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