inswinger
Americannoun
noun
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cricket a ball bowled so as to move from off to leg through the air
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soccer a ball kicked, esp from a corner, so as to move through the air in a curve towards the goal or the centre
Etymology
Origin of inswinger
Example Sentences
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An inswinger had Masood plumb lbw and Root celebrated with that child-like enthusiasm from his early England days with both arms high above his head.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
While Root was pinned lbw by a Foulkes inswinger and Brook tentatively ran a ball to slip, Jacob Bethell was another guilty of carelessness as he slashed a cut to the cordon.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
Duckett nicked a Foulkes ball from round the wicket that angled in before moving away and Root was bowled by a hooping inswinger, albeit one not full enough for his booming drive.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
His 199th was that of 19-year-old debutant Konstas who, having scooped Bumrah three times in his first-innings 60, was bowled by an inswinger for eight without repeating the shot in his 18 balls.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
I was dragging Root across the crease, moving his head outside off stump and then tried my first inswinger.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2024
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