bobble

[ bob-uhl ]

/ ˈbɒb əl /

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noun

a repeated, jerky movement; bob.

a momentary fumbling or juggling of a batted or thrown baseball.

an error; mistake.

a small ball of fabric usually used decoratively, as in a fringe or other trimming: a sweater with a line of bobbles up the sleeves.

verb (used with object), bob·bled, bob·bling.

to juggle or fumble (a batted or thrown baseball) momentarily, usually resulting in an error.

Origin of bobble

1805–15; bob¹ + -le; (def. 4) perhaps new formation with bob²

Words nearby bobble

Bobbin and Joan, bobbinet, bobbing, bobbin lace, bobbin turning, bobble, bobble hat, bobblehead, Bobbsey twins, bobby, bobby calf

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Example sentences from the Web for bobble

This, like all other counter-currents—wave or otherwise—tossed up a bobble of dispute when the two clashed.
A List To Starboard|F. Hopkinson Smith
She jess reads right straight along from cover to cover without a bobble.
Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches|Joel Chandler Harris
When I seek to do what I supremely consider to be for the best I make a bobble.
Frank Merriwell's Triumph|Burt L. Standish
He turns her north on the bullyvard, without a skip or a bobble, and she runs smooth as grease.
The Man Next Door|Emerson Hough

He could distinguish that there was something; and that the something seemed to bobble.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

British Dictionary definitions for bobble

bobble

/ (ˈbɒbəl) /

noun

a short jerky motion, as of a cork floating on disturbed water; bobbing movement

a tufted ball, usually for ornament, as on a knitted hat

any small dangling ball or bundle

verb

(intr) sport (of a ball) to bounce with a rapid erratic motion due to an uneven playing surface

US informal to handle (something) ineptly; muff; bunglehe bobbled the ball and lost the game

Word Origin for bobble

C19: from bob 1 (vb)

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单词	bobble
释义	bobble [ bob-uhl ] / ˈbɒb əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bobble ON THESAURUS.COM noun a repeated, jerky movement; bob. a momentary fumbling or juggling of a batted or thrown baseball. an error; mistake. a small ball of fabric usually used decoratively, as in a fringe or other trimming: a sweater with a line of bobbles up the sleeves. verb (used with object), bob·bled, bob·bling. to juggle or fumble (a batted or thrown baseball) momentarily, usually resulting in an error. Origin of bobble 1805–15; bob¹ + -le; (def. 4) perhaps new formation with bob² Words nearby bobble Bobbin and Joan, bobbinet, bobbing, bobbin lace, bobbin turning, bobble, bobble hat, bobblehead, Bobbsey twins, bobby, bobby calf Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bobble This, like all other counter-currents—wave or otherwise—tossed up a bobble of dispute when the two clashed. A List To Starboard\|F. Hopkinson Smith She jess reads right straight along from cover to cover without a bobble. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches\|Joel Chandler Harris When I seek to do what I supremely consider to be for the best I make a bobble. Frank Merriwell's Triumph\|Burt L. Standish He turns her north on the bullyvard, without a skip or a bobble, and she runs smooth as grease. The Man Next Door\|Emerson Hough He could distinguish that there was something; and that the something seemed to bobble. The Homesteader\|Oscar Micheaux British Dictionary definitions for bobble bobble / (ˈbɒbəl) / noun a short jerky motion, as of a cork floating on disturbed water; bobbing movement a tufted ball, usually for ornament, as on a knitted hat any small dangling ball or bundle verb (intr) sport (of a ball) to bounce with a rapid erratic motion due to an uneven playing surface US informal to handle (something) ineptly; muff; bunglehe bobbled the ball and lost the game Word Origin for bobble C19: from bob 1 (vb) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bobble botch, flub, confuse, muddle, spoil, bungle, bumble, err, flounder, screw up, miscalculate, misjudge, mismanage, muff, fumble, mishandle, stumble, reel, hesitate, waver
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bobble

noun

verb (used with object), bob·bled, bob·bling.

Origin of bobble

Words nearby bobble

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British Dictionary definitions for bobble

noun

verb

Word Origin for bobble

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