Rowling

American  

[roh-ling] / ˈroʊ lɪŋ /

noun

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

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Rowling British  

/ ˈrəʊlɪŋ /

noun

1. 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)

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Example Sentences

Rowling series for themselves—often rereading, committing passages to memory and challenging one another to answer esoteric trivia questions.

From The Wall Street Journal

If there is any fault with his performance, it is that it almost overmatches the material; somehow Mr. Dale’s more relaxed reading camouflages the weaknesses of Ms. Rowling’s prose in a way that Mr. Fry’s precision does not.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rowling’s Wizarding World franchise, “The Matrix” cosmos, and the DC Universe, along with a century’s worth of cinematic jewels, including “Casablanca,” “Mildred Pierce,” “Chariots of Fire” and a slew of other classics.

From Salon

Rowling’s politics, this is a delightful film franchise that’s even longer than “Mission; Impossible” — about 20 hours.

From Los Angeles Times

But her remarks were met with a stinging response from Rowling, who dismissed her as "ignorant".

From BBC