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dibbly-dobbler

Syllables: dib·bly-dob·blerUK/ˈdɪbliː ˈdɒblə/

dibbly-dobbler noun: a medium-paced bowler.

dibbly-dobbler: a medium-paced bowler
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Noun

dibbly-dobbler (plural dibbly-dobblers)

  1. A medium-paced bowler.
    • Sri Lanka's seamers, like their dibbly-dobblers of yesteryear, gave the speedometer a day off, their deliveries rarely touching 80mph.2006 May 11, Charlie Austin, “Sri Lanka's defective Plan B: What went wrong for Sri Lanka on the first day at Lord's”, in Cricinfo, archived from the original on 07 May 2016
    Synonyms:
    dibbly-dobbly
  2. A medium-paced delivery.
    Synonyms:
    dibbly-dobbly

Synonyms of dibbly-dobbler

Forms of dibbly-dobbler

pluraldibbly-dobblers

Questions about dibbly-dobbler

What does dibbly-dobbler mean?
Dibbly-dobbler means a medium-paced bowler.
What part of speech is dibbly-dobbler?
Dibbly-dobbler is a noun.
How do you pronounce dibbly-dobbler?
Dibbly-dobbler is pronounced /ˈdɪbliː ˈdɒblə/ (UK).
What is the plural of dibbly-dobbler?
The plural of dibbly-dobbler is dibbly-dobblers.

Words near dibbly-dobbler in the dictionary

  1. dibbled
  2. dibbler
  3. dibblers
  4. dibbles
  5. dibbling
  6. dibbly-dobbler
  7. dibbly-dobblers
  8. dibbly-dobblies
  9. dibbly-dobbly
  10. dibbs
  11. dibbuk

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