How to pronounce basketball

Say it like this: /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/

What does basketball mean?

nounA sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

“to play basketball”

The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

verbTo play basketball.

“by high school he was basketballing with the best of an all-Negro league”

To throw in a similar way to when shooting a basketball.

“He took a sip from a paper coffee-cup , crumpled it up and basketballed it into a small rubbish bin about five feet from him.”

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