verb
- moving up and down quickly and repeatedly
Usage: present participle of ‘bob’
noun
- the action of moving up and down quickly and repeatedly
Examples
- The cork was bobbing on the water’s surface.
- She was bobbing her head to the music.
- The boat kept bobbing in the choppy waves.
- The apple went bobbing away from his reach.
- The constant bobbing of the buoy marked the channel.
- Children were bobbing for apples at the party.
- His bobbing motion made everyone seasick.