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ballhandling

ballhandling noun: skillful handling of the basketball when dribbling, passing or receiving.

Noun

ballhandling (uncountable)

  1. Skillful handling of the basketball when dribbling, passing or receiving
    • Pointer's ballhandling, passing, and shooting were astounding for such a young player.1997 May 23, Patrick Z. McGavin, “Driving Force”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of ballhandling

From ball + handling.

Questions about ballhandling

What does ballhandling mean?
Ballhandling means skillful handling of the basketball when dribbling, passing or receiving.
What part of speech is ballhandling?
Ballhandling is a noun.

Words near ballhandling in the dictionary

  1. ballgowns
  2. ballhair
  3. ballhairs
  4. ballhandler
  5. ballhandlers
  6. ballhandling
  7. ballhawk
  8. ballhawking
  9. ballhawks
  10. ballhead
  11. ballheads

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