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sinkerballing

sinkerballing noun: the pitching of sinkerballs (sinkers).

Noun

sinkerballing (uncountable)

  1. The pitching of sinkerballs (sinkers)
    • The Mets, a day after scoring 9 runs on 12 hits, managed four singles against Aaron Cook, the Rockies’ sinkerballing right-hander, who pitched a complete game.2008 May 26, Ben Shpigel, “Mets Lose Again; Wilpon Is Up Next”, in New York Times

Origin of sinkerballing

From sinkerball + -ing.

Questions about sinkerballing

What does sinkerballing mean?
Sinkerballing means the pitching of sinkerballs (sinkers).
What part of speech is sinkerballing?
Sinkerballing is a noun.

Words near sinkerballing in the dictionary

  1. sinker nail
  2. sinker nails
  3. sinkerball
  4. sinkerballer
  5. sinkerballers
  6. sinkerballing
  7. sinkerballs
  8. sinkerless
  9. sinkers
  10. Sinkes
  11. sinkest

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