bobble in English dictionary

  • bobble

    Meanings and definitions of "bobble"

    • (UK) Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail)
    • (informal) A pill (ball formed on surface of fabric, as on laundered clothes).
    • To bob up and down.
    • (US) To make a mistake in.
    • noun
      A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
    • noun
      (Britain)
      Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
    • noun
      (informal)
      A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).
    • noun
      (knitting)
      A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump.
    • noun
      A wobbling motion.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To bob up and down.
    • verb
      (US)
      To make a mistake in.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To roll slowly.
    • noun
      A scrunchie (or scrunchy) is a fabric-covered elastic hair tie used to fasten long hair.
      Rommy Revson of New York patented the scrunchie design in the US in 1987.
    • noun
      the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out"
    • verb
      make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

    Synonyms of "bobble" in English dictionary

    fuckup, go wrong, bollix up are the top synonyms of "bobble" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of bobble

    • bobble ( plural  bobbles)
    • bobble ( third-person singular simple present bobbles, present participle bobbling, simple past and past participle bobbled)
    • bobble (plural bobbles)
    • bobble (third-person singular simple present bobbles, present participle bobbling, simple past and past participle bobbled)

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