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Meaning of "googlies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GOOGLIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOOGLIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Googlies 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 GOOGLIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Googly

In cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a right-arm leg spin bowler. It is occasionally referred to as a Bosie, an eponym in honour of its inventor Bernard Bosanquet. It can also be described, colloquially, as a wrong'un.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOOGLIES

goofier
goofiest
goofily
goofiness
goofy
goofy-footer
goog
Google
google-bombing
Googleganger
googlewhack
googly
googol
googolplex
gooier
gooiest
gooily
gook
gooky
gool

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOOGLIES

allies
anomalies
applies
as the crow flies
assemblies
bullies
bump uglies
butterflies
complies
families
flies
implies
lilies
plug-uglies
rallies
relies
replies
resupplies
supplies
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Synonyms and antonyms of googlies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «googlies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOOGLIES

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

Translator English - Chinese

googlies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

googlies
570 millions of speakers

English

googlies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

googlies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

googlies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

googlies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

googlies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

googlies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

googlies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Googlies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Googlies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

googlies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

googlies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Googlies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

googlies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

googlies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुगली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

googlies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

googlies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

googlies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

googlies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

googlies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

googlies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

googlies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

googlies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

googlies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of googlies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOGLIES»

The term «googlies» is normally little used and occupies the 128.538 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOGLIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «googlies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «googlies» 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 googlies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOOGLIES»

Discover the use of googlies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to googlies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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No-Balls and Googlies: A Cricket Companion
Or perhaps an England XI's first overseas tour was to the United States?From the leg glance to leg before, king pair to cover drive, and from the no-ball to the googly, this book is sure to entertain, inform and delight.
Geoff Tibballs, 2013
2
The History and Art of Googlies
Although the eyes appear exaggerated, they do reflect those of a young child. If you love antique dolls you will need this book that lovingly chronicles the googly-eyed dolls.
‎2002
3
Googlies: Pet Pals
These fun board books feature googly eyes that turn cats, dogs and farm animals into cute and crazy characters.
Joanna Bicknell, 2006
4
Googlies Nutmegs and Bogeys
'Googlies, Nutmegs & Bogeys', is an illustrated lexicon - unravelling the true meanings, heritage and evolution of sporting terms - that will enlighten and amuse.
Bob Wilson, Mark Mathers, 2006
5
Googlies: Wacky Wild Animals
Die-cut pages allow young readers to see pupil-moving eyes of a variety of wild animals. On board pages.
Joanna Bicknell, 2007
6
Funny Farm
The animals on the farm are surprised and excited to see a new, unexpected visitor. On board pages.
Joanna Bicknell, Nick Page, Gabriel Thompson, 2011
7
Sea Monsters
The fish and marine animals of the ocean are surprised to see a new, unexpected visitor. On board pages.
Joanna Bicknell, 2011
8
Wacky Wild Animals
Touch and learn about Zandra Zebra and her animal friends.
Joanna Bicknell, Nick Page, Googlies Staff, 2007
9
Further Advances in Twistor Theory: Curved Twistor Spaces
5 The Googly Maps for the Eguchi-Hanson/Sparling-Tod Graviton by P.R. Law 271 111.4.6 Physical Left-Right Symmetry and Googlies by R. Penrose 274 111. 4. 7 On the Geometry of Googly Maps by R. Penrose and P.R. Law 280 111. 4.
L.J. Mason, P.Z. Kobak, L. Hughston, 2001
10
Orange Coast Magazine
save. Andy. from. the. googlies. By Patrick Mott MaxMara Costa Mesa - South Coast Plaza (714) 754-7900 #j§#fi•4S ... A game in which one bowls googlies, in which a particular defensive position is called silly point, in which both sides break ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOOGLIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term googlies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Quality cricket concludes 'phase one' of Pak-Lanka series
With Yasir Shah's leg-break and googlies, Sarfaraz and Asad's match winning partnership, Pakistan managed to come out victorious in the first ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jul 15»
2
Watch: The most acrobatic kick in the stones MMA has ever seen
The only thing that could possibly top that, is if someone managed to combine it with kicking someone googlies. Equal parts funny and ... «Entertainment.ie, Jul 15»
3
Mooen Ali helps England stay just ahead against Australia after day …
Spectators were in serious danger of seeing what Cook had eaten for his lunch when he was struck in the googlies at first slip after the interval. «Daily Star, Jul 15»
4
Ramsbottom 'warhorse' Read sweeps aside Burnley batsmen
It then fell to Smit to finish off the Burnley innings, bemusing their lower order with his sliders and googlies. Earlier in the day, the prospect of ... «Bury Times, Jul 15»
5
Leie shines on debut
The impressive performance had further gravitas as Leie's concoction of googlies, top-spinners and leg-breaks ensured South Africa sealed the ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
6
Gerald Sinstadt: England will be fired up for the Ashes, but they must …
Adil Rashid took punishment with his leg breaks and googlies, but he took wickets, too. But unjust though it may seem, the excellent Kiwis were ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
7
Have you spotted those wasps, yet?
Not that nature doesn't pack its own googlies: two planes crashes (in 1982 and 1996) are attributed to mud dauber wasps. Apparently, they had ... «mydigitalfc.com, Jul 15»
8
From flicking stones to ripping googlies
While insight from professionals, the use of genuine cricket balls rather than stones, plenty of time in the nets, and more than a decade of ... «Wisden India, Jul 15»
9
Best books for summer 2015: what to read
He has the rare ability to write about cricket in a way that makes it interesting even to those who know nothing about googlies or on-drives ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Karunaratne fights lone battle as Pakistan seizes control
... only spinner picked by Pakistan for this Test was always probing and a threat to the opposition with his mixture of leg-breaks and googlies. «nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Googlies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/googlies>. Apr 2024 ».
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