"bobble" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɒbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bobble.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bobbles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒbəl Etymology: * (noun): from bob + -le (diminutive suffix). * (verb): from bob + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare bauble. Etymology templates: {{sense|noun}} (noun):, {{suffix|en|bob|le|pos2=diminutive suffix}} bob + -le (diminutive suffix), {{sense|verb}} (verb):, {{suffix|en|bob|le|pos2=frequentative suffix}} bob + -le (frequentative suffix), {{m|en|bauble}} bauble Head templates: {{en-noun}} bobble (plural bobbles)
  1. A furry ball attached on top of a hat. Translations (furry ball attached on top of a hat): помпон (pompon) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 漏接 (lòujiē) (Chinese Mandarin), pompon [common-gender] (Dutch), tupsu (Finnish), pompon [masculine] (French), Bommel [feminine, masculine] (German), Pompon [feminine] (German), bojt (Hungarian), dúskur [masculine] (Icelandic), bobailín [masculine] (Irish), ポンポン (ponpon) (Japanese), dusk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), помпо́н (pompón) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-bobble-en-noun-x1ov40J5 Disambiguation of 'furry ball attached on top of a hat': 90 4 6 1 0
  2. (British) Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie Tags: British Categories (topical): Hair Translations (elasticated band for securing hair): ластик (lastik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), hiuslenkki (Finnish), donitsi (Finnish), élastique à cheveux [masculine] (French), hårsnodd [common-gender] (Swedish), гумка для волосся (humka dlja volossja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bobble-en-noun-XCg31o2D Disambiguation of Hair: 14 25 12 3 1 12 13 10 6 3 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 17 16 1 1 20 21 11 10 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 27 13 1 1 17 16 11 8 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 27 13 2 1 16 16 11 8 4 Disambiguation of 'elasticated band for securing hair': 4 84 9 2 2
  3. (informal) A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-bobble-en-noun-rrxf3VUJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 17 16 1 1 20 21 11 10 2
  4. (knitting) A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump. Categories (topical): Knitting
    Sense id: en-bobble-en-noun-NOvKH2YF Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles
  5. A wobbling motion.
    Sense id: en-bobble-en-noun-xMEcRrUG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bobble hat, bobblehead, bobbly, debobble, head bobble

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbɒbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bobble.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bobbles [present, singular, third-person], bobbling [participle, present], bobbled [participle, past], bobbled [past]
Rhymes: -ɒbəl Etymology: * (noun): from bob + -le (diminutive suffix). * (verb): from bob + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare bauble. Etymology templates: {{sense|noun}} (noun):, {{suffix|en|bob|le|pos2=diminutive suffix}} bob + -le (diminutive suffix), {{sense|verb}} (verb):, {{suffix|en|bob|le|pos2=frequentative suffix}} bob + -le (frequentative suffix), {{m|en|bauble}} bauble Head templates: {{en-verb}} bobble (third-person singular simple present bobbles, present participle bobbling, simple past and past participle bobbled)
  1. (intransitive) To bob up and down. Tags: intransitive Translations (to bob up and down): pomppia (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bobble-en-verb-uLPtuA-u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 17 16 1 1 20 21 11 10 2 Disambiguation of 'to bob up and down': 88 6 3 2 1
  2. (US) To make a mistake in. Tags: US Translations (to make a mistake in): pompata (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bobble-en-verb-UOfFOSMA Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 17 16 1 1 20 21 11 10 2 Disambiguation of 'to make a mistake in': 5 88 4 2 1
  3. (intransitive) To roll slowly. Tags: intransitive Translations (to roll slowly): vieriä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bobble-en-verb-4AnYBkOk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 17 16 1 1 20 21 11 10 2 Disambiguation of 'to roll slowly': 6 9 83 1 0
  4. (US, sports, transitive) To mishandle a ball. Tags: US, transitive Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-bobble-en-verb-0f2LEVXD Categories (other): American English Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (knitting, rare) To use the bobble stitch. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Knitting
    Sense id: en-bobble-en-verb-cGRejslW Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bobbler

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bobble meaning in All languages combined (12.3kB)

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        "(knitting, rare) To use the bobble stitch."
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}
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        "(knitting) A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump."
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        "A wobbling motion."
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɒbəl/"
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      "roman": "pompon",
      "sense": "furry ball attached on top of a hat",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "furry ball attached on top of a hat",
      "word": "漏接"
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      "sense": "furry ball attached on top of a hat",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "furry ball attached on top of a hat",
      "word": "tupsu"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "pompon"
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      "sense": "furry ball attached on top of a hat",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "furry ball attached on top of a hat",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Pompon"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "furry ball attached on top of a hat",
      "word": "bojt"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "furry ball attached on top of a hat",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "furry ball attached on top of a hat",
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      "word": "bobailín"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "ponpon",
      "sense": "furry ball attached on top of a hat",
      "word": "ポンポン"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "elasticated band for securing hair",
      "word": "donitsi"
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      "sense": "elasticated band for securing hair",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "elasticated band for securing hair",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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}

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        "To use the bobble stitch."
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        "(knitting, rare) To use the bobble stitch."
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        "rare"
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        "knitting",
        "manufacturing",
        "textiles"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɒbəl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒbəl"
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      "homophone": "bauble (in accents with the cot-caught merger)"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to bob up and down",
      "word": "pomppia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a mistake in",
      "word": "pompata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to roll slowly",
      "word": "vieriä"
    }
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}

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