bobble | Definition of bobble

bobble

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bobble

1 to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way

the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe

Synonyms of bobble

blow, boggle, bollix (up), boot, botch, bugger (up), bumble, bungle, butcher, dub, flub, fluff, foozle, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), muck up, muff, murder, screw up

Words Related to bobble

blunder, gum (up), muddle, piffle

blemish, blight, damage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, mutilate, ruin, spoil, vitiate

mishandle, mismanage

Near Antonyms of bobble

ameliorate, better, enhance, help, improve, meliorate, rectify, refine, reform, remedy

doctor, fix, patch, recondition, renovate, repair, revamp

2 to make short up-and-down movements

the little doll's head bobbled when you poked it

Synonyms of bobble

bob, jog, jounce, nod, pump, seesaw, wag

Words Related to bobble

jerk, jiggle, shake, wiggle, wobble (also wabble)

oscillate, rock, sway, swing, undulate