BOWLING Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

bowling

verb

Definition of bowling

present participle of bowl

as in flowing

to move or proceed smoothly and readily bowling along in my spiffy new car

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as in racing

to proceed or move quickly bowled through the test and was the first one to hand in the booklet

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Recent Examples of bowling Spencer Johnson replaced Billy Stanlake after the seamer left the field in the second game due to side strain while bowling his fifth over. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Contrastingly, Archer looked for swing, bowling sharply but not express. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Jonathan Madruga had games of 276 and 255 for Hagerty boys bowling in another win, while teammate Garrett Spiers had a 268 game. — Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 Though Larwood was bowling to a conventional field at the time, Jardine immediately switched to a bodyline field, further maddening the audience. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 For example, the letter A might be axe-throwing or an art gallery, while B could be bowling or the beach. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Look down at the go-karts from the ropes course, jump on trampolines, play minigolf and arcade games, or go bowling. — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 15 July 2026 In photos, he is often captured with a beaming smile — at the base of a mountain topped by cascading waterfalls, bowling at the Royal Crest Lanes in Lawrence. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026 Lone lost both arms in an accident at the age of eight and taught himself to play cricket using his legs, batting with the bat braced between his neck and chin and bowling with his feet. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowling

Verb

As the lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital began flowing, Ramey took a deep breath, sputtered and began snoring.

— MICHAEL GRACZYK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
The power grid automatically moves it, continuously flowing, to wherever demand is spiking, the moment it’s needed.

— Thomas Zawacki, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of flowing

Verb

In 2023, Newsom signed legislation removing California’s restrictions on cruising and stripping local governments of the ability to enact bans based on repeatedly driving through an area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Though the culture never disappeared since the heyday of cruising in the 1980s and 1990s, interest in lowriding has surged in recent years.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of cruising

Verb

Even though most pilgrims traveling to Lourdes each year come from France — 42%, according to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes — many visitors from Eastern Europe are expected to come and greet Leo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
This interest in new talent doesn’t come only from audiences, but it is also shared by the high-profile executives travelling into town for the festival’s highly prestigious industry sidebar, the Zurich Summit.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of traveling

Verb

After sailing about half an hour, Choi’s navy yard utility boat slowed and hovered – never fully stopping as the water was far deeper than the length of the anchor.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
The Costa Cruises vessel was reportedly sailing from Naples to Sicily when the brawl erupted at sea.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of sailing

Verb

Assigning officers to walk in community beat patrols instead of driving around in cars.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Health workers are receiving the Ervebo shot, a vaccine effective against a different Ebola strain than the Bundibugyo virus, which is driving this outbreak and has no licensed vaccine or treatment.

— Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of driving

Verb

JoJo, Messing and Newport quickly whipped out their phones to capture videos of the models gliding down the runway and posing right in front of them before continuing their trek around Cipriani in downtown Manhattan.

— Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
At times, perhaps surfing or more calmly gliding away from pressure will offer a better alternative to an all-out sprint toward the sideline.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of gliding

Verb

Or two weeks ago, flying to Frieze Seoul, 37 hours there and back, after a trip to the East Coast and Europe that was another 42.

— Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Nearly $2 billion from venture capital investors has underpinned Zipline’s global business that has grown from flying medical supplies to food delivery for Uber.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026