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verb · transitive · rare

bobble

bobble · bobbles · bobbled · bobbling

To bob up and downTo bob up and down.

/ˈbɒbəl/

» Mary watch the figurine's head bobble.

Meaning

5 senses

(intransitive)To bob up and down.
(US)To make a mistake in.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
(intransitive)To roll slowly.
(US, transitive)To mishandle a ball.
(rare)To use the bobble stitch.

Examples

1 sentences

Mary watch the figurine's head bobble.
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Origin

* (noun): from bob + -le (diminutive suffix).

* (noun): from bob + -le (diminutive suffix).

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Forms

bobbles, bobbling, bobbled, bobbled

Base form	bobble · to bobble
3rd person singular	bobbles
Present participle	bobbling
Past simple	bobbled
Past participle	bobbled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	bobble
he, she, it	bobbles

Past simpleLesson

all persons

bobbled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have bobbled
he, she, it	has bobbled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will bobble

Synonyms

23 synonyms

Close in meaning

make a mess of, destroy or ruin:botch bodge bumble fumble botch up muff blow flub

Word family

1 related words

Derivedbobbler

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

bob boba bobbin bobby bobcat bobtail

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