as in rolling
to form into a round compact mass
balled up the paper and threw it at the garbage can
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Recent Examples of balling
In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot.
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Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, fire victims often complain that insurers and their adjusters are low-balling settlement offers.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Apple has been low-balling its battery estimates for a while, though, and in our testing, the Series 10 lasted nearly 36 hours.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Now, his son picking up the pace balling out.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Just coming out prepared and just balling out.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, fire victims often complain that insurers and their adjusters are low-balling settlement offers.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Apple has been low-balling its battery estimates for a while, though, and in our testing, the Series 10 lasted nearly 36 hours.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Now, his son picking up the pace balling out.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Just coming out prepared and just balling out.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for balling
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Shutdown hits when Dow is breaking records Overall, the economy has been rolling along.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The economy has been quietly weathering recession-like conditions since sometime in 2022, Wilson has argued throughout, with a recession not being picked up by conventional measurements but rather rolling through different segments of the economy, one at a time.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Finally, rounding out celebrities’ September appearances in easy-to-grab Amazon styles is none other than Oprah Winfrey, who wore the Regina Pro Boots from the brand Vivaia (whose iconic sneakerina also presented itself on the feet of Lola Tung quite recently).—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Bader sometimes raises his arms while saying it — an action Edmundo Sosa seemingly emulated when rounding the bases after hitting a home run last week.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Balling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balling. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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