bobble

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

No English definition recorded for this entry.

Pronunciation: /ˈbɒbəl/

Etymology: * (noun): from bob + -le (diminutive suffix). * (verb): from bob + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare bauble.

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 […]”

Etymology: * (noun): from bob + -le (diminutive suffix). * (verb): from bob + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare bauble.

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.”