[bob-uh
l] 
noun, verb, -bled, -bling.| 1. | a repeated, jerky movement; bob. |
| 2. | a momentary fumbling or juggling of a batted or thrown baseball. |
| 3. | an error; mistake. |
| 4. | 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. |
| 5. | to juggle or fumble (a batted or thrown baseball) momentarily, usually resulting in an error. |
| bob·ble (bŏb'əl) v. bob·bled, bob·bling, bob·bles v. intr. To bob up and down. v. tr. To lose one's grip on (a ball, for example) momentarily. n. A mistake or blunder. [From bob1.] |
