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

With more than a dozen restaurants, eight pools, three theaters, a water park, and a bowling alley, the variety of activities makes this an ideal Playa del Carmen all-inclusive vacation destination for multigenerational families and groups. —Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025

At the Typewrite Brunch 'n' Bowl, there will be brunch and drinks, typewriters to try out, free open bowling, a mechanical keyboard meetup and live music performed by Bitch Creek and Microplastique. —Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025

Activities include candy corn hole, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin smash and animal feeding. —Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025

The first clue directs teams to an ice rink where duos must push each other on sleds with the goal of knocking down bowling pins. —Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 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