bobble

🇺🇸 /ˈbɑːbl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbɒbl/
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noun
R

A small, fluffy ball often used as a decoration on clothing.

She wore a hat with a bobble on top.

R

An elastic hair tie with a small ball or decoration on it.

She used a bobble to tie her hair back.

verb
R

To move with small bounces, often when a ball is not caught properly.

The soccer ball bobbled as it rolled across the field.

R

To fail to catch or stop a ball properly.

He bobbled the catch, and the ball fell to the ground.

R

To become covered in small balls of fiber, like when a fabric is brushed.

The wool sweater bobbled after being washed.

translation

n. A small, fluffy ball often used as a decoration on clothing.; An elastic hair tie with a small ball or decoration on it.
v. To move with small bounces, often when a ball is not caught properly.; To fail to catch or stop a ball properly.; To become covered in small balls of fiber, like when a fabric is brushed.

Word Forms

Perfect bobbled
Progressive bobbling
3rd Present bobbles
Plural bobbles
Past bobbled