sinkerballing

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noun

The pitching of sinkerballs (sinkers)

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Meanings

nounsinkerballing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableball gamesThe pitching of sinkerballs (sinkers)

    The Mets, a day after scoring 9 runs on 12 hits, managed four singles against Aaron Cook, the Rockies’ sinkerballing right-hander, who pitched a complete game.

    2008 May 26, Ben Shpigel, “Mets Lose Again; Wilpon Is Up Next”, in New York Times

Origin

From sinkerball + -ing.

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APA

sinkerballing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinkerballing

MLA

“sinkerballing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinkerballing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sinkerballing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinkerballing.

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