Even the pitcher doesn't know where his knuckleball is going.
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Knuckleball
Synonyms for "knuckleball" (37 found)
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5 translations across 5 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- llançament de nus noun (A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation)
French
1 entries- balle-papillon noun (A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation)
Japanese
1 entries- ナックル noun (A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation)
Korean
1 entries- 너클볼 noun (A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation)
Spanish
1 entries- lanzamiento de nudillos noun (A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield is best known for his use of the knuckleball.
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Our vendor keeps throwing us knuckleballs.
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Varitek did not start so Kevin Cash could catch the knuckleballing starter Tim Wakefield.
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