ball-playing
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Taking part in ball games; being a ball player.
adj
Focused on attacking and progressing down the field.
Example Sentences
- "Irish debutant Conor Henderson - another ball-playing midfielder - probed for a gap through the back-line and the 19-year-old's deflected pass was pounced on by Tomas Rosicky, who sped to the byeline to clip a square ball through the legs of Charlie Daniels across the box."
- "And despite his terrific form, it was always going to be Sterling making way especially against a ball-playing team away from home when we'd have to absorb a lot of pressure."
- "Barcelona have recognised that a ball-playing midfielder is a more effective centre-half than a John Terry-style centre-half given they rarely encounter an attacking threat that warrants a traditional back four."