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bobbing

American  
[bob-ing] / ˈbɒb ɪŋ /

noun

Radar.
  1. the effect on a radarscope of the fluctuation of a radar echo because of alternating interference and reinforcement of the reflected waves.


Etymology

Origin of bobbing

bob 1 + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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My legs felt like fat logs floating on water, just bobbing around without any control.

From Literature

An AI-generated video shows a crowd of young - mostly black - men, wearing balaclavas and padded jackets, slipping down a water slide into a dirty swimming pool with litter bobbing on the surface.

From BBC

I picture a ring of black rocks jutting out from the shore, stark against the blue sea—and bobbing ridiculously around in this idyllic pool, twenty coconuts waiting to be a raft.

From Literature

It shows a harbour littered with lobster boxes and boats bobbing in the water, as well as colourful bunting along the dark streets of St Amelia.

From BBC

I stared down at all those little raisins that used to seem so happy bobbing around like they were swimming, but now it looked like they were drowning in a sea of milk.

From Literature