lobbing

lob

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lob]
- /lɒb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lob]
- /lɒb/

Definitions of lobbing word

verb with object lobbing Tennis. to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court. 1
verb with object lobbing to fire (a missile, as a shell) in a high trajectory so that it drops onto a target. 1
verb with object lobbing Cricket. to bowl (the ball) with a slow underhand motion. 1
verb with object lobbing to throw (something) slowly in an arc. 1
verb without object lobbing Tennis. to lob a ball. 1
noun lobbing Tennis. a ball hit in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court. 1

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Origin of lobbing

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; in earlier sense, to behave like a lob (Middle English lobbe, lob bumpkin, clumsy person, orig. pollack; Old English: spider; basic sense, something pendulous); cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch lobbe dangling part, stockfish, etc.

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Parts of speech for Lobbing

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preposition

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lobbing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lobbing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lobbing

noun lobbing

cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.

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