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Definition of beachball

beachball

/ˈbiːtʃˌbɔːl/
beach · ball
Plural:beachballs
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Past Simple:beachballed
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Past Participle:beachballed
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Present Participle:beachballing
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beachball Lexical Profile

beachball Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A large, lightweight, colorful inflatable plastic ball used for recreational games on the beach or in the water.

Example

"The children spent the afternoon tossing a brightly striped beachball back and forth in the shallow waves."

2

In computing, a spinning, multicolored circular cursor on Apple macOS systems that indicates an application is temporarily unresponsive or busy.

Example

"Every time I tried to export the high-resolution video, the spinning beachball appeared on my screen."

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• verb

1

To become unresponsive and display a spinning multicolored wait cursor (of a computer or software application).

Example

"The browser started to beachball after I opened more than fifty tabs at once."

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• Nearby Words

bazooka
be
beach
beachball
beachboy
beachcomb
beachcomber

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Beachball. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/beachball
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