bobble
a repeated, jerky movement; bob.
a momentary fumbling or juggling of a batted or thrown baseball.
an error; mistake.
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.
to juggle or fumble (a batted or thrown baseball) momentarily, usually resulting in an error.
Origin of bobble
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How to use bobble in a sentence
For three months we've been bobbling aimlessly, millions of miles from earth.
Elegy | Charles BeaumontShe drove them slowly towards the door, while running and bobbling round them frantically.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression | Emile Zola
British Dictionary definitions for bobble
/ (ˈbɒbəl) /
a short jerky motion, as of a cork floating on disturbed water; bobbing movement
a tufted ball, usually for ornament, as on a knitted hat
any small dangling ball or bundle
(intr) sport (of a ball) to bounce with a rapid erratic motion due to an uneven playing surface
US informal to handle (something) ineptly; muff; bungle: he bobbled the ball and lost the game
Origin of bobble
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