bobbing

American  

[bob-ing] / ˈbɒb ɪŋ /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of bobbing

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.

From Barron's

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

From Barron's

Our knees move in unison, bobbing up and down as we descend.

From Literature

There were certainly many styles to choose from, judging from the array of plumed and beribboned specimens she could see bobbing and nodding around her.

From Literature

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.

From Los Angeles Times