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 group designed other notable buildings across the metro, including a bowling alley that became the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center in Overland Park. —Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025

The only reference to Black culture or politics in the school’s 1970 yearbook is a single photograph of the Black Culture Club, which appears on a two-page spread alongside photographs of the school’s band and bowling club. —Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025

McElroy, 37, of Aurora, has been a Special Olympics athlete since middle school, competing in swimming, soccer, floor hockey, flag football, bowling and golf. —Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025

But fast bowling does put immense strain on the body. —Paul Newman, New York Times, 19 Nov. 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