bobble

¹bob·ble

verb \ˈbä-bəl\

bob·bledbob·bling\-b(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of BOBBLE

1

: ¹bob

2

: fumble

Examples of BOBBLE

1. The catcher bobbled the ball.
2. <the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe>

Origin of BOBBLE

frequentative of ¹bob

First Known Use: 1812

Related to BOBBLE

Synonyms: blow, botch, boggle, bollix (up), boot, bugger (up), bumble, bungle, butcher, dub, flub, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), muck up, muff, murder, screw up

Related Words: blunder, gum (up), muddle, piffle; blemish, blight, damage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, mutilate, ruin, spoil, vitiate; destroy, wreck; mishandle, mismanage

Near Antonyms: ameliorate, better, enhance, help, improve, meliorate, rectify, refine, reform, remedy; doctor, fix, patch, recondition, renovate, repair, revamp

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Rhymes with BOBBLE

cobble, gobble, hobble, Kabul, nobble, obol, squabble, wobble