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bowlin'

bowlin' is the pronunciation spelling of bowling.

Meaning of bowling

Noun

bowling (uncountable)

  1. A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; tenpin bowling/fivepin bowling
  2. (New-England) Candlepin bowling.
  3. Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.
  4. The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.
  5. (slang) A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture.
  6. (gerund) The action of the verb bowl.

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Questions about bowlin'

What is bowlin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Bowlin' is the pronunciation spelling of bowling.

Words near bowlin' in the dictionary

  1. bowlfull
  2. bowlfulls
  3. bowlfuls
  4. bowlike
  5. Bowlin
  6. bowlin'
  7. bowline
  8. bowlined
  9. bowlines
  10. bowling
  11. bowling a googly

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