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

Bowlero acquired 14 Lucky Strike bowling centers in an all-cash deal of $90 million in May 2023, the company reported. —Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025

The venue features 50 bowling lanes, a sports bar, and an arcade, according to Bowlero’s website. —Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025

The building’s second story will be built out and have even more bowling lanes — something not commonly seen in the U.S., Parkin said — and a hidden speakeasy bar that will be for 21 years old and over. —Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 6 June 2025

For West Hartford to require 8 parking spaces per bowling lane? —Casey Moran, Hartford Courant, 22 May 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