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I haven't seen the film yet because I just got in from London. In the scenes where the two characters are bantering with each other, it is like bobbing at the net in tennis.
Albert Finney

Meaning of "bobbing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOBBING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOBBING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bobbing is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bobbing in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOBBING

PRESENT

Present
I bob
you bob
he/she/it bobs
we bob
you bob
they bob
Present continuous
I am bobbing
you are bobbing
he/she/it is bobbing
we are bobbing
you are bobbing
they are bobbing
Present perfect
I have bobbed
you have bobbed
he/she/it has bobbed
we have bobbed
you have bobbed
they have bobbed
Present perfect continuous
I have been bobbing
you have been bobbing
he/she/it has been bobbing
we have been bobbing
you have been bobbing
they have been bobbing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bobbed
you bobbed
he/she/it bobbed
we bobbed
you bobbed
they bobbed
Past continuous
I was bobbing
you were bobbing
he/she/it was bobbing
we were bobbing
you were bobbing
they were bobbing
Past perfect
I had bobbed
you had bobbed
he/she/it had bobbed
we had bobbed
you had bobbed
they had bobbed
Past perfect continuous
I had been bobbing
you had been bobbing
he/she/it had been bobbing
we had been bobbing
you had been bobbing
they had been bobbing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bob
you will bob
he/she/it will bob
we will bob
you will bob
they will bob
Future continuous
I will be bobbing
you will be bobbing
he/she/it will be bobbing
we will be bobbing
you will be bobbing
they will be bobbing
Future perfect
I will have bobbed
you will have bobbed
he/she/it will have bobbed
we will have bobbed
you will have bobbed
they will have bobbed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bobbing
you will have been bobbing
he/she/it will have been bobbing
we will have been bobbing
you will have been bobbing
they will have been bobbing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bobbing
you would bobbing
he/she/it would bobbing
we would bobbing
you would bobbing
they would bobbing
Conditional continuous
I would be bobbing
you would be bobbing
he/she/it would be bobbing
we would be bobbing
you would be bobbing
they would be bobbing
Conditional perfect
I would have bobbing
you would have bobbing
he/she/it would have bobbing
we would have bobbing
you would have bobbing
they would have bobbing
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bobbing
you would have been bobbing
he/she/it would have been bobbing
we would have been bobbing
you would have been bobbing
they would have been bobbing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bob
we let´s bob
you bob
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bob
Past participle
bobbed
Present Participle
bobbing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOBBING

bobbed
bobbejaan
bobber
bobberies
bobbery
bobbery pack
bobbies
bobbin
bobbin lace
bobbinet
bobbins
bobbish
bobbitt
bobble
bobble hat
bobblehead
bobbly
bobby
bobby calf
bobby pin

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOBBING

attention-grabbing
back-stabbing
bing
blabbing
clubbing
cribbing
dubbing
grabbing
mobbing
nabbing
nightclubbing
ribbing
robbing
rubbing
scrubbing
sobbing
stabbing
stubbing
subbing
throbbing
webbing

Synonyms and antonyms of bobbing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BOBBING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bobbing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bobbing
bend · bounce · bow · crouch · dip · dodge · drop · duck · gesture · greeting · hop · indication · jerk · leap · lower · nod · oscillate · quiver · salute · sign · signal · skip · stoop · waggle · weave · wobble

Translation of «bobbing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOBBING

Find out the translation of bobbing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bobbing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bobbing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

颠颠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

meneo
570 millions of speakers

English

bobbing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bobbing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التمايل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подпрыгивая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

balançando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bobbing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pompage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bobbing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wippen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボビング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

왔 거든
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bobbing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhấp nhô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉबिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sallanmanin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bobbing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kołyszą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підстрибуючи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bobbing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιπλέουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dobberende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gupp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dupper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bobbing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOBBING»

The term «bobbing» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.745 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOBBING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bobbing

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «BOBBING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bobbing.
1
Albert Finney
I haven't seen the film yet because I just got in from London. In the scenes where the two characters are bantering with each other, it is like bobbing at the net in tennis.
2
Karl Pilkington
I went whale-watching, and I was really looking forward to that, but when you see it on TV and you see other programs do it, you're seeing close-ups of these massive creatures, and the music that's added gives you a certain feeling. But in reality, you're stuck on a boat that's bobbing up and down, you feel sick, the whale isn't there on demand.
3
Olivia Thirlby
'Red Knot' is a film that I shot in Antarctica almost three years ago on a boat. It was a film that was improvised and it had very interesting circumstances while making the film, obviously. We were on a small boat bobbing around in Antarctica. It was a really remarkable experience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOBBING»

Discover the use of bobbing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bobbing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Warman's Bobbing Head Field Guide: Values and Identification
Fans of the bobble head dolls will find an abundance of bobble head doll data in this handy and affordable guide.
Lou Criscione, 2005
2
Bobbing Head Dolls: 1960-2000
Prices are starting to skyrocket for these popular collectibles, and this fully illustrated price guide shows collectors how to identify which dolls really are the most valuable.
Tim Hunter, 1999
3
Bobbing around Songster
Now I knew he lov'd another gal, A bobbing around, around, around, They oall'd her long legg'd crook'd shin, curly tooth'd Sal, I When he went bobbing around. So after we got into church, A bobbing around, around, around, I out and left Josh  ...
4
Bobbing for Bodies
Who, What, Where, When. These are the four most important ingredients of a news story, and Eddie Riley, cub reporter at the Town Telegraph, is determined to answer all these questions.
Michele Scheuring, 2004
5
The red, white & blue monster song book, ed. by J. Diprose
BOBBING AROUND. (Words and Melody by J. W. Florence.) • (Music at Jeffreys'.) In August last, on one fine day, Bobbing around, around, around, Whan Josh and I went to make hay, We went bobbing around. Says Josh to me, Let's take a ...
John Diprose, 1860
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Localization in Clinical Neurology
Monocular bobbing (paretic bobbing), which consists of a quick downward movement of one eye and intorsion or no movement in the other eye, may occur if there is a coexistent unilateral fascicular oculomotor nerve palsy [162]. Disconjugate ...
Paul W. Brazis, Joseph C. Masdeu, José Biller, 2012
7
Diprose's Standard Song Book and Reciter. (Comic and ...
We walked along to the mountain ridge, T lll3ohbing around, around, around, i we got near Squire Slip-slop's bridge, As we went bobbing around. Then josh and l tripped o'er the lea, Bobbing around, around, around, And I kissed Josh and  ...
John Diprose, 1870
8
Golf For Dummies
Plumb-bobbing is one reason – along with checked trousers – that non-golfers laugh at serious golfers. When a plumb-bobbing golfer pops up on TV, all that the non-golfer sees is a guy, one eye closed, standing with a club dangling in front of  ...
McCord, 2011
9
Clark's Giant Warbler. Containing 500 comic & sentimental songs
Barney Williams. In Au st last on one fine day, Bob ing around, around, around, When Josh and I went to make hay, We went bobbing around. Sa 5 J osh to me, let's take a walk, obbing around, around, around, Then we can have a private talk , ...
William Mark CLARK, 1857
10
1865. The poll for two knights of the shire to represent the ...
6747 Blunt, Walter, Rev., "Wittersham 6748 Hudson, Richard, Bicknor — — Parish of Bobbing. 6749 Ashenden, Edward, Bobbing 6750 Bryant, George, Bobbing 6751 Ford, William, Bobbing 6752 Goord, Edward, Bobbing 6753 Gouge, William ...
Kent, William Hall (of Dover), 1866

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOBBING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bobbing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Froome takes lead in crash-marred Tour de France
... get out of the way, and one after the other went up, down, or sideways in a bewildering flash of colors, bobbing helmets and spinning wheels. «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
OC Beach Patrol saves more than human lives
That turtle was Anna, a sea turtle that had been covered with barnacles and was in bad health when she was spotted bobbing up for air near ... «WMDT, Jul 15»
3
Watch incredible beatboxing battle as teenage girl goes head to …
Another added: "She was so good that even the camera was bobbing along." Watch an amazing beatboxing baby who has learnt to make ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Review: No Song Left Unsung, Grateful Dead Plays Its Last
... carried off his fraught assignment with grace and head-bobbing enthusiasm. The keyboardists were Jeff Chimenti on organ and synthesizers, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Kyle Field stand gets reinforced after 'Sandstorm' made it shake
But the stand, which can hold up to 27,000 people, started bobbing with the rhythm to "Sandstorm" during Texas A&M's game against LSU last ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
6
How to spot a drowning child before it's too late
They're bobbing. A drowning can happen in 6 seconds. Somebody stops and goes under, or, goes under, comes up, and then goes back under ... «wwlp.com, Jul 15»
7
An Econ Lesson in a Shanghai Market
... the teams disappeared into the streams of shoppers, bobbing through the market's crisscrossing streets and over its famous zigzag bridge. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
8
Star first five Otere Black turns down three offers to stay with …
... out of the way, and one after the other they went up, down, or sideways in a bewildering flash of colors, bobbing helmets, spokes and wheels. «TVNZ, Jul 15»
9
Officers, Good Samaritans Rescue Sisters, Mother At Long Island …
“They were flailing their arms, bobbing up and down, barely keeping their heads above the surface,” DeFeo told 1010 WINS. A relative, who ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
10
Fishermen bring home the bacon
... a fishing spot when they noticed a black shape bobbing up and down right in front of them and it was the pig swimming way out in the ocean". «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

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