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1bob·ble

verb \ˈbä-bəl\
bob·bled bob·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of BOBBLE

1
: 1bob
2
: fumble
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Examples of BOBBLE

  1. The catcher bobbled the ball.
  2. <the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe>

Origin of BOBBLE

frequentative of 1bob
First Known Use: 1812

Related to BOBBLE

Synonyms
blow, botch, boggle, bollix (up), boot, bugger (up), bumble, bungle, butcher, dub, flub, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), muck up, muff, murder, screw up

Rhymes with BOBBLE

cobble, gobble, hobble, Kabul, nobble, obol, squabble, wobble

2bobble

noun

Definition of BOBBLE

1
: a repeated bobbing movement
2
: a small ball of fabric; especially : one in a series used on an edging
3
: error, mistake; especially : a mishandling of the ball in baseball or football
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Examples of BOBBLE

  1. a bobble that cost them the game
  2. The curtains have a series of bobbles along the edge.

First Known Use of BOBBLE

1880

Related to BOBBLE

Synonyms
blunder, error, boob [British], boo-boo, brick, clanger [British], clinker, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, trip

Rhymes with BOBBLE

cobble, gobble, hobble, squabble, wobble

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