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were bobbling

  • past progressive
    of bobble.
    bobble
    noun
    a repeated, jerky movement; bob.

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His oxygen levels were bobbling up and down, the device attached to his finger showed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2023

And all the while Mr. Russell was playing Copland downstairs, and the stupid puffins were bobbling about in the water, sweetly and beautifully.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt