balling
Aggregation into clumps or balls.
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"Steph Curry's 3-balling is UNSTOPPABLE! 14 3PTers vs IND on 1/22/16 led to a 12pt W. Warriors' 31 assists on 43 FG% is a recipe for success. With this firepower, they're a near-lock for the #West leading the league 4…
Presumably, idiots like Ferrari continually soft-balling griftmonkeys like Farage?
Ngl been on the verge of balling my eyes out all night at work but we persevere or whatever
Hii! I'm alive! Work had a bunch of events so I've been busy and now I got timekeeper autism so we balling! Sorry for lack of streams or activity! They'll continue eventually! :D
Balling out on a LF 'MRBM' and naming it the Ataturk is so off the chain lmao good for them
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Aggregation into clumps or balls.
As preceding the gaseous states, Faye accepts one of "dissolution," and as the cause of the local accumulation of matter and heat in space, he, like others, regards the balling of matter through gravitation, whereby immense motion is con…
“Hii! I'm alive! Work had a bunch of events so I've been busy and now I got timekeeper autism so we balling! Sorry for lack of streams or activity! They'll continue eventually! :D”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Balling out on a LF 'MRBM' and naming it the Ataturk is so off the chain lmao good for them”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Why does leaving your little one for wven just a few weeks have to hurt Mommy and baby so hard? We bith be balling our eyes out this morning. Even while im at her place and shes at Daycare. I love her ill miss her. Every single time its just water works!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oh the double big vs Drummond was 🧑🍳 💋 I think Mitch is Ok. Looked like he just banged knees and they kept him out just in case. Had the big lead and Huk was balling.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"Klay Thompson is BALLING yet again! 7/11 3PT for 21 points on 60% 3PT! Meanwhile, the Dubs' 21 assists on 69% eFG suggest a fluid offense. Can they keep the pace with Philly's high-powered attack? Can they overcome their 1st L in 22 games? #DubNation #NBA"”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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The act of curling up.
Little sticking or balling of the sponge iron occurred when this char was used as the reducing agent , and the sulfur content of the sponge iron ( 0.033 percent ) was lower than was generally obtained with the same ore and other reducing…
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“[Jump to content](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Peter_Hansen_Balling#bodyContent) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Norwegian painter (1823–1906) **Ole Peter Hansen Balling** (13 April 1823 – 1 May 1906) was a [Norwegian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_people "Norwegian people") artist.”
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The act of winding into a ball.
In other instances, where the blow on the cap was heavier, the flash was much longer and more powerful, and, if injected into a charge of very sensitive ntro, migh not improbably cause a balling of the shot .
"balling" means the act of winding into a ball. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"balling" is informal English meaning the act of winding into a ball. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "the act of winding into a ball" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "balling" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“"Steph Curry's 3-balling is UNSTOPPABLE! 14 3PTers vs IND on 1/22/16 led to a 12pt W. Warriors' 31 assists on 43 FG% is a recipe for success. With this firepower, they're a near-lock for the #West leading the league 40-4! #DubNation #Warriors #NBA"”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Presumably, idiots like Ferrari continually soft-balling griftmonkeys like Farage?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ngl been on the verge of balling my eyes out all night at work but we persevere or whatever”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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