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.

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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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How to use bobble in a sentence

Guests are required to bring their own crafts but paper, glue guns, assorted bobbles etc.
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A well-coordinated radiofrequency pulse from the MRI machine will knock them off their alignment, like a finger flicking over a bobble toy.
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You can find children’s hats in many of the styles listed above including trapper, bobble, and the ever-popular beanie.
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Many bobble hats have toppers made from yarn, fur, or other fabrics that are between one third and half the size of the hat itself.
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She dispenses facts like a braying machine, bobble-nodding a head of hyper-lacquered hair.
Thandie Nails Condi|Patricia J. Williams|October 21, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Nothing, that is, except an uncertain bobble of sea, overspread by a wind-driven mist which kept the wary under cover.
Little Miss Grouch|Samuel Hopkins Adams
"It is too bad that I make so much bobble," said the Chinese lad to his friend one day.
The Blue Dragon|Kirk Munroe
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 could distinguish that there was something; and that the something seemed to bobble.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
She was weeping, too, her head vibrating like a bobble-doll.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

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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