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

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

It shows a harbour littered with lobster boxes and boats bobbing in the water, as well as colourful bunting along the dark streets of St Amelia.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

In September 2023, she held a news conference dressed as Monroe — bright red lipstick, bobbing blond hair — urging the City Council to declare it a landmark.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Those who survived then spent hours bobbing in life jackets or clinging to other floatation devices while awaiting rescue, the 53-year-old lawyer said.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

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

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman