lobbed; lobbing
1
: to let hang heavily : droop
2
: to throw, hit, or propel easily or in a high arc
3
: to direct (something, such as a question or comment) so as to elicit a response
1
a
: to move slowly and heavily
b
: to move in an arc
2
: to hit a tennis ball easily in a high arc
: a soft high-arching shot, throw, or kick
Examples of lob in a Sentence
Verb
She lobbed a throw to the pitcher.
The soldier lobbed a grenade into the bunker.
He lobbed the ball over his opponent's head.
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 5 May 2026
And later in the period, Bridges was on the receiving end of a lob, finishing a highlight-worthy dunk off of a long pass from Jalen Brunson.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Days later, an 82-year-old Jewish woman in Colorado died from injuries when a man lobbed gasoline bombs at a pro-Israel rally.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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Noun
Kardashian, in a skin-tight orange breastplate bodysuit with an open-front skirt, rocked a shoulder-length dirty blonde lob.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 5 May 2026
And later in the period, Bridges was on the receiving end of a lob, finishing a highlight-worthy dunk off of a long pass from Jalen Brunson.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Verb
In hindsight, Julius Randle turning down a potential drive to the rim and instead lobbing a grenade to Rudy Gobert near the end of the shot clock was a harbinger of the rest of his night.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Days later, an 82-year-old Jewish woman in Colorado died from injuries when a man lobbed gasoline bombs at a pro-Israel rally.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 May 2026
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lob. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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lob
1 of 2 verb
lobbed; lobbing
: to send (as a ball) in a high arc by hitting or throwing easily
lob
2 of 2 noun
: a lobbed throw or shot (as in tennis)
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