noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The motion of something that bobs. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of bob form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

bouncehookytruancy

Example

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"Mouths were too full for utterance but there was a unanimous bobbing of heads."

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