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/ˈɡuː.ɡəl/

ꞬUː · ɡəl (2 syllables)

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Definition

To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).

Etymology

Back-formation from googly + -le (frequentative suffix (indicating continuousness or repetition) forming verbs).

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