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bobbles

bobbles is the plural of bobble.

bobbles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bobble.

Meaning of bobble

Noun

bobble (plural bobbles)

  1. A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
  2. (UK) Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
  3. (informal) A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).
  4. A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump.
    • From the top the sample shows four stitch popcorns, five stitch bobbles, two rows of bells and a central leaf with leaves sloping to the left and right each side.2008, Claire Compton, Sue Whiting, The Knitting and Crochet Bible, page 45
  5. A wobbling motion.
    • My favourite dubious history of the head bobble was put forward by an Indian management consultant […]2013, Elizabeth Chatterjee, Delhi: Mostly Harmless: One woman’s vision of the city

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Phrases with bobbles

Questions about bobbles

What is bobbles the plural of?
Bobbles is the plural of bobble.

Words near bobbles in the dictionary

  1. bobblehead
  2. bobbleheaded
  3. bobbleheads
  4. bobbler
  5. bobblers
  6. bobbles
  7. bobblier
  8. bobbliest
  9. bobbling
  10. bobbly
  11. bobbol

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