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bobble definition

bob·ble (bäb′əl)

noun

  1. a bobbing, up-and-down movement
  2. any of the tufted balls forming a decorative fringe, as on curtains
  3. ☆ Informal
    1. an awkward mistake; error
    2. Sports an awkward juggling of the ball in trying to catch or hold on to it

Etymology: freq. of bob,

intransitive verb bobbled -·bled, bobbling -·bling

  1. to move jerkily; bob
  2. ☆ Informal to make an error

transitive verb

Informal to deal with awkwardly or unskillfully; specif., to make a bobble with (a ball)

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bobble Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Single hoglets can have the bobble on the inside to cuddle into.

Preposition: at

  • end: One: bobble at end, pushed inside, twisted off, forms a separate balloon inside!

Adjective modifier

  • assorted: They went to chemists for assorted hair bobbles and slides.

Modifies a noun

  • hat: Anyway I also bought a goat's wool, bobble hat made from Alfi's very own wool!

Noun used with modifier

  • hair: I sneaked this picture of him after he let me test the length with one of my hair bobbles.
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