noun
- plural of knuckleball; baseball pitches thrown with the fingertips or knuckles that move unpredictably through the air
Usage: baseball
Examples
- The pitcher threw three knuckleballs in a row.
- Knuckleballs are notoriously difficult for catchers to handle.
- His knuckleballs danced through the strike zone unpredictably.
- The batter swung and missed at two knuckleballs.
- Few pitchers today specialize in throwing knuckleballs.
- The wind made his knuckleballs even more erratic than usual.