bobbing 1 of 2

present participle of bob
as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument bobbed her waist-length hair herself on her 18th birthday

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bobbing

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verb (2)

present participle of bob

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That mute minute in an otherwise ever-bobbing, ever-shouting crowd (a portion of which camped outside the Spectrum Center) was a testament to Eilish’s ability to hold her own on a stage that — other than the occasional burst of fire and blitzing lights — had little frill. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025 The kitchen was empty, save for an enormous stockpot of broth, with chicken feet bobbing at the surface. Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 The Sea of Excrement, with its bobbing malefactors, is especially memorable. New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Head bobbing and rolling is what causes neck soreness. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025 Performers milled on the street with bobbing paper mache heads of Uncle Sam and other caricatures. Neda Ulaby, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025 The degree to which Celine’s bob is bobbing can’t even be measured on a human scale. Emma Specter, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025 In a video Trump posted to a social media, a small boat can be seen bobbing the water before being struck, resulting in a cloud of black smoke. Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025 Across the field, Granite Hills’ talented junior quarterback, Zac Benitez, chilled out, bobbing his head to tunes playing on his headphones. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Bobbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobbing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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