Mary watch the figurine's head bobble.
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Bobble
//ˈbɒbəl//
Synonyms for "bobble" (154 found)
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22 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- ластик noun (elasticated band for securing hair)
- помпон noun (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 漏接 noun (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
Dutch
1 entries- pompon noun (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
Finnish
4 entries- donitsi noun (elasticated band for securing hair)
- hiuslenkki noun (elasticated band for securing hair)
- tupsu noun (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
- pompata verb (to make a mistake in)
French
2 entries- pompon noun (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
- élastique à cheveux noun (elasticated band for securing hair)
German
2 entries- Bommel noun (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
- Pompon noun (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
Hungarian
1 entries- bojt noun (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
Icelandic
1 entries- dúskur noun (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
Irish
1 entries- bobailín noun (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
Japanese
1 entries- ポンポン noun (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- dusk noun (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
Russian
1 entries- помпо́н noun (furry ball attached on top of a hat)
Swedish
1 entries- hårsnodd noun (elasticated band for securing hair)
Ukrainian
1 entries- гумка для волосся noun (elasticated band for securing hair)
Sample sentences
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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.
Source: wiktionary
My favourite dubious history of the head bobble was put forward by an Indian management consultant […]
Source: wiktionary
A neat interchange between Mikel Arteta and Wilshere set up Podolski and his finish bobbled into the net via Gallas.
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