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- [sawft-bawl, soft-]
- /ˈsɔftˌbɔl, ˈsɒft-/
- /ˈsɒft.bɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sawft-bawl, soft-]
- /ˈsɔftˌbɔl, ˈsɒft-/
Definitions of softball word
- noun softball a form of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a ball that is larger and softer than a baseball. 1
- noun softball the ball itself. 1
- noun softball something that can be easily dealt with: The confirmation committee threw her a softball on that question. 1
- noun softball sport: type of baseball 1
- adjective softball relating to sport of softball 1
- noun softball ball used in a softball game 1
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Origin of softball
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; soft + ball1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Softball
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
softball popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
softball usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with softball
- how many innings in college softball?
- how to play softball?
- how many innings in softball?
- how to pitch a softball?
- how to make softball bows?
- how to throw a softball?
- how to hit a softball?
- what is an rbi in softball?
- how long do softball games last?
- when does softball season start?
- where was softball invented?
- how to ask a softball player to prom?
- what is softball?
- who invented softball?
- when is national softball day?
See also
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