ball
noun
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere.
had balled
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past perfectof ball.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He recalls wandering the sand, his parents scraping tar off the bottoms of his feet and warning him not to step on the small black objects that had balled up on the beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
The cells were frigid, and many people had balled themselves up to stay warm.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 19, 2018
Lodge, he said, had "balled things up" and "has to share whatever blame there is."
From Time Magazine Archive
She reached out and took one of my hands, which I found I had balled into a fist.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
“Yeth, I am! And I have to tell Em,” Tab said, waving the spitty paper towel she had balled up in one hand.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
