Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or process of making into balls; the act of assuming the form of a ball; specifically, in the process of puddling, the forming of the iron into balls or rounded masses of a size convenient for handling.
- noun The frequenting of balls; dancing.
- noun In the manufacture of soda, the firing, working back and forth, and discharging of the black-ash mixture. See
ball , 25. - noun In textile-bleaching and -coloring, the collecting of the material into balls, to the detriment of the process. It occurs most frequently in loose cotton or wool.
- noun In the process of nuclear development, the fusing of two or more nuclei into one.
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- verb Present participle of
ball .
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Examples
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But only on a skidoo. on February 21, 2010 at 3: 16 pm shijuro paint balling is a sport, one of the defences to assault is consent and sport is listed as one of the exemptions …
ACPO blames front-line cops for doing their job SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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This is the only place where Justice Roberts 'claim to be an "umpire calling balling and strikes" makes any sense.
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This is the only place where Justice Roberts 'claim to be an "umpire calling balling and strikes" makes any sense.
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This is the only place where Justice Roberts 'claim to be an "umpire calling balling and strikes" makes any sense.
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This is the only place where Justice Roberts 'claim to be an "umpire calling balling and strikes" makes any sense.
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(I'm going to let you slide on the spelling of "balling" ... but just this one time, or they'll revoke my wiseguy credentials.)
The Obama Infomercial: How To Spend Their War Chest Before The Election Is Over 2009
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The "balling" of this sponge into three loaves is a task that occupies from ten to fifteen minutes.
The Iron Puddler Davis, James J 1922
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Interesting use of the word "balling" there, Arshed
BBC News - Home 2011
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Other fake diamond scams involve low-balling which is a very effective strategy to con customers.
EzineArticles 2010
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I snapped, my free hand already balling up into a fist to shoot this bitch one and lay her ass flat out.
Real wifeys Meesha Mink 2011
bilby commented on the word balling
"Amerika is just another Latin dictatorship. Those who have doubts, should try the minimal experience of organizing a large rock festival in their state*, sleeping on some beach in the summer or wearing a flag shirt. Ask the blacks what it's been like living under racism and you'll get a taste of the future we face. As the repression increases so will the underground-deadly groups of stoned revolutionaries sneaking around at night and balling all day. As deadly as their southern comrades the Tupamaros. Political trials will only occur when the heavy folks are caught."
- Abbie Hoffman, 'Steal This Book', 1971.
February 18, 2009