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balling

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Synonyms: galling, bawling, calling, falling, balking, belling, walling, bailing, barling, badling, billing

Antonyms: galling, bawling, calling, falling, balking, belling, walling, bailing, barling, badling, billing

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

  1. {{infl of|en|ball||ing-form}}

Noun

  1. [[aggregation|Aggregation]] into [[clump]]s or [[ball]]s;
  2. The act of [[wind]]ing into a ball.
  3. The act of [[curl]]ing up.
  4. The act of [[wrap]]ping something up.
  5. The act of cutting the roots (of a tree) about six inches from the stem, wrapping roots and soil in a sack, then tying the sack with twine.
  6. The act or process of using a [[wrecking ball]].
  7. {{lb|en|poultry}} The accumulation of [[soil]] on the feet of a [[bird]], a process that eventually leads to [[infection]].
  8. The accumulation of material such as snow or mud under the feet of a horse.
  9. The act of forcing a [[bolus]] of [[medicine]] down the [[throat]] of an [[animal]].
  10. {{lb|en|beekeeping}} An incident when [[worker bee]]s [[surround]] a [[queen bee]], usually leading to her [[death]] by [[suffocation]] or [[starvation]].
  11. The process of firing ball-like projectiles.
  12. The act of scouring out a pipe or drain by forcing rocks or similar items through it with high-pressure water.

Adjective

  1. Involving casual sexual intercourse.
  2. {{alt form|en|ballin'}}.

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en}}.

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