bobble
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bobble
- /ˈbɒbəl/
Sounds like bauble (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒbəl
Where it comes from
* (noun): from bob + -le (diminutive suffix).
* (verb): from bob + -le (frequentative suffix).
Compare bauble.
noun bobbles
- A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
- Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
- A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).
- A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump. From the top the sample shows four stitch popcorns, five stitch bobbles, two rows of bells and a central leaf with leaves sloping to the left and right each side.
- A wobbling motion. My favourite dubious history of the head bobble was put forward by an Indian management consultant […]
verb bobbles · bobbling · bobbled
- To bob up and down.
- To make a mistake in.
- To roll slowly. A neat interchange between Mikel Arteta and Wilshere set up Podolski and his finish bobbled into the net via Gallas.
- To mishandle a ball.
- To use the bobble stitch. You've been cabling, twisting, popcorning and bobbling. See, we told you that they weren't so hard.
Translations
Talk about this word "bobble." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bobble. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bobble. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bobble "bobble." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bobble.Cite this
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