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

Scott said, such as head bobbing, swaying and pacing.

From Los Angeles Times

Guilt rises in me hard and fast and I feel my head bobbing up and down reflexively, trying to diffuse a situation that’s going downhill fast.

From Literature

She was dressed as a butterfly, glittering wings and bobbing antennae, her ginger hair woven into a tail down her back.

From Literature

The officer stepped out into the hall, the matron bobbing and scurrying after him with the stool.

From Literature

I caught glimpses of her headlamp bobbing along.

From Literature