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

There was so much bobbing and grinning and nodding up and down, they looked like a covey of quails.

From Literature

“You can’t hear it without tapping a toe, bobbing a head or getting up and doing the full choreography,” said Will Coss, executive producer of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

From The Wall Street Journal

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