Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [bob-uh l]
- /ˈbɒb əl/
- /ˈbɒb.l̩/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [bob-uh l]
- /ˈbɒb əl/
Definitions of bobble word
- countable noun bobble A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes. 3
- verb bobble If a ball bobbles, it moves in an irregular and uncontrolled way. 3
- verb bobble If a player bobbles a ball, they drop it or fail to control it. 3
- noun bobble a short jerky motion, as of a cork floating on disturbed water; bobbing movement 3
- noun bobble a tufted ball, usually for ornament, as on a knitted hat 3
- noun bobble any small dangling ball or bundle 3
Information block about the term
Origin of bobble
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; bob1 + -le; (def 4) perhaps new formation with bob2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bobble
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bobble popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bobble usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bobble
verb bobble
- bumble — to speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way
- bungle — If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy.
- flounder — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- botch — If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
Antonyms for bobble
verb bobble
- do well — be successful
- succeed — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
- correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- fix — to repair; mend.
- restore — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
Top questions with bobble
- how to crochet bobble stitch?
- how to make a bobble head?
- how to crochet a bobble stitch?
- how to knit a bobble?
- how to make a bobble for a bobble hat?
- what is bobble?
- how to make a wool bobble?
- how to crochet a bobble hat?
- how to make a bobble in crochet?
- how much water does a bobble hold?
- how to crochet a bobble stitch hat?
- how does bobble filter work?
- how to play bubble bobble?
- how to clean a bobble water bottle?
- how to bobble stitch crochet?