Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "airball" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF AIRBALL

airball  [ˈɛəˌbɔːl] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIRBALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Airball is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AIRBALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of airball in the English dictionary

The definition of airball in the dictionary is a missed shot that fails to touch the rim of the basket.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AIRBALL


baseball
ˈbeɪsˌbɔːl
basketball
ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl
butterball
ˈbʌtəˌbɔːl
cannonball
ˈkænənˌbɔːl
eyeball
ˈaɪˌbɔːl
fireball
ˈfaɪəˌbɔːl
football
ˈfʊtˌbɔːl
hairball
ˈhɛəˌbɔːl
handball
ˈhændˌbɔːl
meatball
ˈmiːtˌbɔːl
murderball
ˈmɜːdəˌbɔːl
netball
ˈnɛtˌbɔːl
oddball
ˈɒdˌbɔːl
pinball
ˈpɪnˌbɔːl
rollerball
ˈrəʊləˌbɔːl
snowball
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːl
softball
ˈsɒftˌbɔːl
sourball
ˈsaʊəˌbɔːl
trackerball
ˈtrækəˌbɔːl
volleyball
ˈvɒlɪˌbɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIRBALL

air-to-air missile
air-to-ground
air-to-ground missile
air-to-sea
air-to-sea missile
air-to-surface
air-traffic control
air-traffic controller
airbag
airbase
airboard
airboarding
airboat
airborne
airborne attack
airbound
airbrick
airbrush
airbrush out
airburst

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIRBALL

American football
ball
crystal ball
earball
eyeball to eyeball
eyeball-to-eyeball
fantasy football
five-a-side football
fourball
golf ball
gumball
hardball
league football
on the ball
play-the-ball
puffball
racquetball
tennis ball
tetherball
wrecking ball

Synonyms and antonyms of airball in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «airball» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF AIRBALL

Find out the translation of airball to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of airball from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «airball» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

airball
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

airball
570 millions of speakers

English

airball
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

airball
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

airball
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Airball
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

airball
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

airball
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

airball
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Airball
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

airball
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

airball
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

airball
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Airball
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

airball
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

airball
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एअरबॉल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

AirBall
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

airball
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

airball
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Airball
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

airball
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

airball
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

airball
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

airball
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Airball
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of airball

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIRBALL»

The term «airball» is regularly used and occupies the 80.786 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
62
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «airball» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of airball
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «airball».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AIRBALL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «airball» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «airball» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about airball

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIRBALL»

Discover the use of airball in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to airball and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Airball: My Life in Briefs
Loving everything about the game of basketball and yet unable to play, seventh-grader Kirby Nickel finally gets his chance on the court, but when he is told that he and the team must play in their underwear, Kirby wonders if this is such a ...
L. D. Harkrader, 2008
2
From the Principal
From. the. Principal. "Airball!" The place was packed. It seemed a little smaller than our home gym and, as usual, our Friday night crowd arrived early to grab the best seats. I don't usually need a seat. I roam. One night, in fact, a keen observer  ...
Larry J Baker, 2003
3
Golf is Not a Game of Perfect
And I shot an airball. They brought it inbounds, but after about ten seconds we stole it. I had the ball and the whole North Carolina team attacked me. I thought, my gosh, they want me on the line. “I thought I was composed, but as soon as I was ...
Dr Bob Rotella, 2012
4
Golf For Dummies
Airball. or. missing. the. point. Airballs happen early in the life of a beginner. You make a mighty swing and miss the ball. The penalty? None, actually. But you must count that swing as a stroke. If you swing at a ball with intent to hit it, that's a  ...
McCord, 2011
5
Avatar - Bending Arts: A Airbending, Earthbending, ...
This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online.
Source Wikia, 2013
6
Avatar - Nations: Air Nomads,Earth Kingdom,Fire Nation,Water ...
This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikia, 2012
7
Avatar - A to Z: 46th Earth King, 5-7-5 Society, Aang, ...
This book consists of articles from Wikia.
Source Wikia, 2011
8
The Adventures of Beanboy
With thoughtful characterizations and copious comic book illustrations, this laughout-loud novel will have readers rooting for a superhero with true heart.
Lisa Harkrader, 2012
9
The Sport Psychologist
Janelle's example of the basketball player who shoots an airball illustrates this difference. He indicates that it is necessary to focus on the negative performance in order to correct it and, by doing so, the player may become obsessed with ...
10
All the Gold of Ophir
I got an extra ticket to the airball games this afternoon — " "How the hell did you get an extra ticket? The tournament games have been sold out for a month!" "I was treating my family," the deputy explained, "but Rachel's not a sports fan.
David Michael Drury, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIRBALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term airball is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Miller: With these Lakers, you can expect more airballs
Especially after the historically bad airball they evidently fired up in talking to Aldridge on their first shot? But, you know, if a young Kobe Bryant ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
2
WATCH: O'Neal's golf swing is 'Shaqtin' a fool'
AIRBALL. Shaquille O'Neal takes solace in knowing his golf game isn't as bad as Chuck's. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP. MANILA ... «Rappler, Jul 15»
3
The Best Summer Ever
With both indoor airball and outdoor battlefields, your team can graze the space with friendly (and colorful) fire. 199 Thurston Street. 25. «Eastsidemonthly, Jul 15»
4
Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari wins its first Italian championship
Dyson put Sassari up 2 with free throws with 10.4 seconds left and Diener shot an airball in the final seconds as Sassari started its celebrations. «Euroleague, Jun 15»
5
NBA Finals: What if Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love had played?
What if Steph Curry doesn't airball his end-of-OT jumper in Game 2? What if the Warriors had moved to smallball lineups almost exclusively ... «CBSSports.com, Jun 15»
6
How off was Stephen Curry? He fired an airball, committed a …
OAKLAND, Calif. – The NBA's Most Valuable Player made his trademark 3-pointer, a deep shot from the hallway, on his first try after completing ... «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
7
LeBron James BADLY airballs a 3 during warmups
Even LeBron knew this one was pretty bad. Bad omen, Cleveland fans! Just kidding, OK. LeBron will be fine -- hopefully. Meanwhile: Stephen ... «SB Nation, Jun 15»
8
Cleveland Cavaliers Escape Golden State in Overtime to Win An …
There was Matthew Dellavedova turning Stephen Curry into a mere mortal, including forcing Curry into an airball with the Cavs up just one in ... «Complex, Jun 15»
9
Stephen Curry returns from injury, shoots airball (Video)
Stephen Curry made Warriors fans and basketball fans alike take a collective gasp when he went down in the second quarter after taking a ... «FanSided, May 15»
10
One thing Jordan won't airball: a multimillion-dollar payday
LOS ANGELES — Someone who has made only eight shots outside the paint in his entire career, and a notoriously poor free-throw shooter to ... «NBA.com, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Airball [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/airball>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z