Rowling

[ roh-ling ]

noun

1. J(oanne) K(athleen), born 1965, English author.

Rowling

/ ˈrəʊlɪŋ /

noun

1. RowlingJ(oanne) K(athleen)1965FBritishWRITING: novelist J ( oanne ) K ( athleen ). born 1965, British novelist; author of the bestselling series of children's books featuring the boy wizard Harry Potter, which began with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1995)

Example Sentences

The Harry Potter prequel could have explored a whole new corner of the wondrous world Rowling once built.

From Time

Still, the initial wave of backlash against Rowling was significant.

From Vox

Following the rumors of the new series, many fans voiced variants of the same idea — their worry that Rowling would profit from any new Harry Potter series.

From Vox

People who choose to buy into it, to speculate eagerly over casting and plots and writing and direction, would be sending a message that they care more about the Harry Potter universe than they do about the fans Rowling has hurt.

From Vox

Rowling’s views received international media attention and backlash, but she wasn’t shamed into silence.

From Vox

Back in December, and just in time for Hanukkah, J.K. Rowling revealed via Twitter that there were Jewish wizards at Hogwarts.

From The Daily Beast

Author J.K. Rowling says all religions are present at her beloved wizard school—except Wiccans.

From The Daily Beast

Rowling is careful, explicit even, to note that this woman was not “the real Dolores Umbridge.”

From The Daily Beast

That same day—July 8—Rowling released a new Harry Potter story on her website Pottermore.

From The Daily Beast

In The Silkworm, Rowling deploys this knack with an almost perfect touch.

From The Daily Beast

O, what a pity it is not the outside of the light'us, with the sea a-rowling agin it!

From Project Gutenberg

THe performance of this tricke consisteth in the rowling up of the towe.

From Project Gutenberg

Some of Jane's earliest extant letters were written from Rowling.

From Project Gutenberg

He has not been at the races at all, unless his driving Miss Pearson over to Rowling one day can be so called.

From Project Gutenberg

The Hawkes Bill peare is of a middle size, somewhat like unto the Rowling peare.

From Project Gutenberg