bobbles 1 of 2

noun

plural of bobble
as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy she's terrified that she'll make some silly bobble during the important presentation

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bobbles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bobble
1
as in fumbles
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe

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2
as in bobs
to make short up-and-down movements the little doll's head bobbled when you poked it

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Recent Examples of bobbles
Noun
But the experience includes a few bobbles—call them growing pains. — Brent Rose, Outside, 28 Feb. 2026 Some noticeable opening night wobbles and bobbles only served to prove that point. — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
O’Neill inexplicably bobbles the snap, tries to pick the ball up instead of diving on it and loses it again when he gets walloped. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Kowalewski bobbles the foul tip to help the righty get the strikeout. — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026 The following week, Travis Kelce bobbles what would have been a go ahead touchdown in the fourth, and the Eagles intercept it. — Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bobbles
  1. mistakes
  2. fumbles
  3. bobs
  4. errors
  5. blows
  6. pumps
  7. blunders
  8. shakes
Noun
  • Kyle Tucker homered for the second consecutive game, Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run in six gritty innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers capitalized on two defensive mistakes by the New York Mets in a 4-3 victory Saturday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Both humans and algorithms can make mistakes, but society does not yet trust the algorithm with the final word.
    — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of mistakes
Verb
  • Tensions between the galley and the interior continue to escalate over lunch service, when a radio mishap fumbles the order in which the food should go out.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026
  • The movie fumbles the chance to do something arresting with this seminal period in art.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 May 2026
Definition of fumbles
Verb
  • From a fringed mullet, to a blonde buzz cut, bobs in various lengths, micro bangs, and even a shade of citrus—Kristen Stewart’s looks are always executed with an edge.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 July 2026
  • Her head bobs gently, then sharply tilts at specific moments, particularly when certain words cut through the stream of conversation.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of bobs
Noun
  • The 29-year-old has made high-profile errors in previous competitions, notably letting a back-pass slip under his foot against Croatia at Euro 2020.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • For nearly three decades, employers relied on guidance distinguishing technical Form I-9 errors, which could often be corrected during an inspection, from substantive violations that could result in penalties.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of errors
Verb
  • So the average curve still looks calm while the variance underneath it blows wide open.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • That blows Nolan’s old record for The Dark Knight Rises($249 million) out of the wine-dark water.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 July 2026
Definition of blows
Verb
  • The crustacean also has a sizable recreational and commercial fishery, which pumps significant money into the state’s economy, the department said.
    — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • At Royal Ascot in June, Camilla closed the meeting in sand suede Eliot Zed pumps with a bespoke honey heel after three consecutive days in Chanel.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Definition of pumps
Noun
  • But the show’s episodic structure actually softens the impact of these blunders.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 July 2026
  • The real cost of getting it wrong Marketing blunders are often amusing, and some of these examples have become business school case studies of what not to do.
    — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of blunders
Verb
  • The other is praying an elite center from another team shakes free.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Consider paintings like Caracalla, where the titular emperor treads a trail of rose petals; or In a Rose Garden, where a woman shakes the petals of a rose bush down on her companion; and the extravaganza of The Roses of Heliogabalus.
    — Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 17 July 2026
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