punching-ball
French, noun/pœnt.ʃiŋ.bol/
punching-ball is spelled P-U-N-C-H-I-N-G-B-A-L-L (12 letters). Punching-ball is a French masculine noun meaning “punching bag” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Gros ballon maintenu au sol ou attaché au plafond sur lequel s’entraîne un boxeur”.
What does punching-ball mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepunching bag
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de punching-ball.
noun: 1. Gros ballon maintenu au sol ou attaché au plafond sur lequel s’entraîne un boxeur. 2. Objet ou personne qui sert à passer sa colère.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of punching-ball
- punching-balls plural
- punching balls plural
- punching ball
- punching bag
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce punching-ball?
- /pœnt.ʃiŋ.bol/
- /pœ̃.ʃiŋ.bol/
- \pœn.ʃiŋ.bol\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.