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All bob synonyms

bob
B b

verb bob

  • oscillate — to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
  • quiver — a case for holding or carrying arrows.
  • jounce — a jouncing movement.
  • jerk — to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
  • nod — to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
  • skip — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
  • duck — any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
  • quaver — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
  • seesaw — a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle.
  • bow — When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
  • genuflect — to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.
  • leap — to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
  • hop — to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
  • wobble — to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
  • waggle — to wobble or shake, especially while in motion: The ball waggled slowly to a stop. The leaves of the tree waggled in the wind.
  • ricochet — the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
  • weave — to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material.
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