Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ball-by-ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
bal-l-by-ball
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a commentary (especially on the radio) in which a commentator describes every ball bowled, every shot hit, and the positions of the fielders; normally assisted by a summarizer who describes the game as a whole and provides other comments and a scorer who keeps a record of all statistics.

Synonyms

play-by-play

Questions

What does ball-by-ball mean?
Describing a commentary (especially on the radio) in which a commentator describes every ball bowled, every shot hit, and the positions of the fielders; normally assisted by a summarizer who describes the game as a whole and provides other comments and a scorer who keeps a record of all statistics.

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