bobbing
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Definitions ofbobbing
- To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
Example: "The ball, which we had thought lost, suddenly bobbed up out of the water."
- To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
Example: "I bobbed my head under water and saw the goldfish."
- To curtsy.
- To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
- To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.
Example: "I got my hair bobbed. How do you like it?"
- To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop
- To bobsleigh.
- The motion of something that bobs.
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