bobbing

[US]/'bɑb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the act of making quick, up-and-down movements; polishing; swaying
v. to cause to move rapidly up and down; to trim; to tap lightly

Phrases & Collocations

bobbing for apples

Example Sentences

a cork bobbing on the water.

The small boat was bobbing on the sea.

A little bird was bobbing its head up and down.

The small boat was bobbing on the rough water of the lake.

I could see his ginger head bobbing about.

The place was in a state of near pandemonium, dozens of orbs bobbing along, underlit by intense flashes of explosive light that was pouring out from holes and shafts in the floor;

Real-world Examples

" Hodor, " Hodor replied, bobbing his head.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

What do you call a walrus bobbing in the ocean?

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Did you mean it when you said she wouldn't have a bob?

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Peeves was bobbing halfway up, loosening the carpet so that people would trip.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

But rather than bobbing around in oil we're gonna do them here.

Source: Gourmet Base

They are tired of endlessly bobbing around on a vessel built for short tourist trips.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2020

" Odds, bobs, hammer and tongs, I hear you" .

Source: Peter Pan

I always answer with the " I'm OK" head bob.

Source: Friends Season 2

Bits and bobs means the same as bits and pieces.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

It's got bits and bobs in it.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

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