bobbing

[bob-ing]

noun

Radar.

1. the effect on a radarscope of the fluctuation of a radar echo because of alternating interference and reinforcement of the reflected waves.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bobbing¹

bob ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Many benchmark indexes are still bobbing around record highs, and that has many investors concerned about high stock valuations.

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Many benchmark indexes are still bobbing around record highs, and that has many investors concerned about high stock valuations.

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The foreground is a scar of denuded earth, storage tanks and bobbing pumpjacks — the legacy of oil discovered a century ago when only farmhouses were scattered over the surrounding flatlands.

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Stewart recommends making pumpkin piñatas, bobbing for apples or nibbling on doughnuts hanging from a string.

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I’ve always been fascinated with apple bobbing, mainly because I wasn’t allowed to partake in it growing up.

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