Verb
The catcher bobbled the ball.
the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe Noun
a bobble that cost them the game
The curtains have a series of bobbles along the edge.
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Pat bobbled the snap and a 235-pound linebacker from Bridgeport fell on the ball.—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026 Mara also doesn’t have great hands around the rim and has a penchant for bobbling the ball instead of catching it immediately.—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
The Kings, who had a 5-3 advantage in shots in the first, got the first excellent chance of the game when dangerous goal scorer Adrian Kempe took advantage of a bobble at the LA blue line.—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 But the experience includes a few bobbles—call them growing pains.—Brent Rose, Outside, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bobble