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 • Mar. 31, 2026

Office workers being tossed around their workplaces; cars bobbing in the surf like ice cubes in a punchbowl; skyscrapers waving like reeds in the wind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

An AI-generated video shows a crowd of young - mostly black - men, wearing balaclavas and padded jackets, slipping down a water slide into a dirty swimming pool with litter bobbing on the surface.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

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

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Fishermen stood on their bobbing vessels, throwing nets across the dark, still waters.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall