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Bowling Pronunciation
Bowling is pronounced BOH-ling, IPA /ˈboʊlɪŋ/.
BOH-ling
US /ˈboʊlɪŋ/ · UK /ˈbəʊlɪŋ/
Syllables: BOH · ling (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The game of rolling a ball at pins, or the act of delivering the ball in cricket.
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Bowling in a Sentence
- We went bowling after the exam.
- His bowling won the match in the final over.
- There is a bowling alley above the cinema.
Common Mispronunciations of Bowling
Not BOW-ling (rhyming with howling)
This ow is the long oh of bowl, not the ow of cow. The word that rhymes with howling is bowing, as in bowing to an audience.
Not boh-LING
Keep the beat on BOH. The ing ending is never stressed in English.
Tip: Two syllables, BOH-ling, built on bowl. Bowing, as in bowing to an audience, takes the other ow sound.
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