fireballingadj.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪəbɔːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɔlɪŋ/,

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɑlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fireball n., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < fireball n. (see sense 4 at that entry) + -ing suffix².

Baseball.

Designating a pitcher with a very fast delivery.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [adjective] > qualities of player

plate-shy1912

fireballing1932

switch-hitting1938

1932 Chester (Pa.) Times 27 Jan. 12/6 Lefty Grove, fireballing southpaw of the Athletics, a team-mate of George's, however, compiled the best record of any pitcher in either League last year.

1964 Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times 5 June 6 b/1 Accompanying the Dodgers to Shea Stadium for the first time will be Koufax, the fireballing hero of the last World Series.

1988 R. Angell Season Ticket (1989) xiv. 370 Roger Craig told me that both Scott and Morris throw the split-finger at eighty-five miles an hour or better—faster than anyone else, although Scott Garrelts, a fireballing reliever on Craig's Giants, is now approaching that level.

2006 Play: N.Y. Times Sports Mag. Sept. 16 (heading) How does Billy Wagner, the undersized fireballing closer, throw some of the fastest pitches in baseball?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fireballing
释义	fireballingadj. Brit. /ˈfʌɪəbɔːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɔlɪŋ/, /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɑlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fireball n., -ing suffix². Etymology: < fireball n. (see sense 4 at that entry) + -ing suffix². Baseball. Designating a pitcher with a very fast delivery. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [adjective] > qualities of player plate-shy1912 fireballing1932 switch-hitting1938 1932 Chester (Pa.) Times 27 Jan. 12/6 Lefty Grove, fireballing southpaw of the Athletics, a team-mate of George's, however, compiled the best record of any pitcher in either League last year. 1964 Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times 5 June 6 b/1 Accompanying the Dodgers to Shea Stadium for the first time will be Koufax, the fireballing hero of the last World Series. 1988 R. Angell Season Ticket (1989) xiv. 370 Roger Craig told me that both Scott and Morris throw the split-finger at eighty-five miles an hour or better—faster than anyone else, although Scott Garrelts, a fireballing reliever on Craig's Giants, is now approaching that level. 2006 Play: N.Y. Times Sports Mag. Sept. 16 (heading) How does Billy Wagner, the undersized fireballing closer, throw some of the fastest pitches in baseball? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1932
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