Bobbed
verb (past tense)
Moved up and down in a short, quick movement.
The boat bobbed on the waves.
Often appears as...
- bobbed on the surface
- head bobbed
verb (past tense)
Cut hair to a short length.
She bobbed her hair and dyed it purple.
Often appears as...
- bobbed hair
- bobbed cut
Usage tips
Approving
verb (past tense)
Moved quickly in a particular direction.
The rabbit bobbed into its hole when it saw the fox.
Often appears as...
- bobbed ahead
- bobbed away
verb (past tense)
Made a quick, short movement with the head or body.
He bobbed his head in agreement.
Often appears as...
- bobbed in acknowledgment
- bobbed in agreement
verb (past tense)
Moved up and down in a short, quick movement.
The boat bobbed on the waves.
Often appears as...
- bobbed on the surface
- head bobbed
verb (past tense)
Cut hair to a short length.
She bobbed her hair and dyed it purple.
Often appears as...
- bobbed hair
- bobbed cut
Usage tips
Approving
verb (past tense)
Moved quickly in a particular direction.
The rabbit bobbed into its hole when it saw the fox.
Often appears as...
- bobbed ahead
- bobbed away
verb (past tense)
Made a quick, short movement with the head or body.
He bobbed his head in agreement.
Often appears as...
- bobbed in acknowledgment
- bobbed in agreement
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Pro Tip 1/2Natural Motion
Use 'bobbed' for natural, often repetitive movements, like objects floating.
Leaves bobbed on the pond's surface.
Pro Tip 2/2Gentle Movement
'Bobbed' suggests a gentle or slight movement, not violent or rough.
The balloons bobbed gently in the breeze.
Pro Tip 1/2Natural Motion
Use 'bobbed' for natural, often repetitive movements, like objects floating.
Leaves bobbed on the pond's surface.
Pro Tip 2/2Gentle Movement
'Bobbed' suggests a gentle or slight movement, not violent or rough.
The balloons bobbed gently in the breeze.
Pro Tip 1/2Natural Motion
Use 'bobbed' for natural, often repetitive movements, like objects floating.
Leaves bobbed on the pond's surface.
Pro Tip 2/2Gentle Movement
'Bobbed' suggests a gentle or slight movement, not violent or rough.
The balloons bobbed gently in the breeze.
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Video examples
Face-to-Face with a...
biologists him he doesn't want to anthropomorphize these situations but that's what it really appeared to be at the time and then that didn't work I couldn't catch the swimming penguin so she grabbed the penguin and she made it really tie wore it down got it nice and exhausted and then she kind of bobbed towards me
Video examples
Face-to-Face with a...
biologists him he doesn't want to anthropomorphize these situations but that's what it really appeared to be at the time and then that didn't work I couldn't catch the swimming penguin so she grabbed the penguin and she made it really tie wore it down got it nice and exhausted and then she kind of bobbed towards me
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Quote examples
Bonnie Hammer
American Businessman
I bobbed and weaved through my career. And in hindsight, though I'd like to say it was a plan - it was not - the bobbing and the weaving gave me a broad base from which to become an executive who could say, 'OK, I've done this, and I've done this, and I've done this.' And nobody could BS me, because I'd done most of it.
Quote examples
David Lange
New Zealander Politician
I, as prime minister, never went to Washington. Certainly never went to a presidential ranch. I hate to say this, but I wasn't going to be the pilot fish to the shark, whereas Australia quite happily bobbed along like a happy little pilot fish with a shark who was a messy eater, and I just couldn't feel like that.
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Trudie Styler
English Actress
When I first met Clint Eastwood, I bobbed him a curtsy. I still cringe about that to this day.
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Erich von Stroheim
Austrian Actor
Bobbed hair makes women look uniform. They lack individuality.
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Vin Scully
American Celebrity
Be a bobbed cork: When you are pushed down, bob up.
Quote examples
Bonnie Hammer
American Businessman
I bobbed and weaved through my career. And in hindsight, though I'd like to say it was a plan - it was not - the bobbing and the weaving gave me a broad base from which to become an executive who could say, 'OK, I've done this, and I've done this, and I've done this.' And nobody could BS me, because I'd done most of it.
Quote examples
David Lange
New Zealander Politician
I, as prime minister, never went to Washington. Certainly never went to a presidential ranch. I hate to say this, but I wasn't going to be the pilot fish to the shark, whereas Australia quite happily bobbed along like a happy little pilot fish with a shark who was a messy eater, and I just couldn't feel like that.
Quote examples
Trudie Styler
English Actress
When I first met Clint Eastwood, I bobbed him a curtsy. I still cringe about that to this day.
Quote examples
Erich von Stroheim
Austrian Actor
Bobbed hair makes women look uniform. They lack individuality.
Quote examples
Vin Scully
American Celebrity
Be a bobbed cork: When you are pushed down, bob up.
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