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⛳ A golf eagle ⛳ To score an eagle
eagling

eagling

8.8
Scoring two strokes under par on a hole in golf
  • noun
  • /ˈiːɡlɪŋ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : eagle
  • He achieved an eagling on the par 5 hole.

Examples

  • Her impressive eagling of the par-five made the crowd cheer loudly.

  • The team celebrated their captain's eagling during the championship round.

  • He was thrilled after eagling the final hole to win the tournament.

  • Did you see her eagling during the tournament?

  • He was thrilled after eagling the final hole to win the tournament.

  • Her impressive eagling of the par-five hole made the crowd cheer loudly.

  • The team celebrated their captain's eagling on the challenging par 4 hole.

Surface Forms

eagling singular
eaglings plural

Morphology

eagling = eagle (transparent) = eagle + ing

Formed regularly from the verb 'eagle' with '-ing' to denote the action or event of scoring an eagle in golf.

Etymology

Eagling as a noun comes from the bird eagle, a bigger, stronger bird chosen by golfers after the smaller 'birdie'. A helpful way to remember is that a 'birdie' is one stroke under 'par', so eagling is an even better score: two strokes under 'par'.