bobbled

verb

past tense of bobble
1
as in fumbled
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way the first baseman bobbled the catch, so the runner was safe

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2
as in bobbed
to make short up-and-down movements the little doll's head bobbled when you poked it

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Recent Examples of bobbled Pass behind Ben Sims was bobbled and intercepted by Tyrel Dodson for a touchdown. — Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 On the next play, tight end Jared Wiley bobbled a pass into the arms of Conner, leading to two interceptions in two plays for Mahomes. — Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Machado followed with a single to the gap in right-center that McCarthy bobbled, allowing Cronenworth to race around third and get home to tie the game again. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026 Blaze Jordan followed with a potential inning-ending, double-play grounder to third base, but Denzer Guzman bobbled the ball and his only play was to first as Nootbaar scored for a 2-0 lead. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 In the 88th minute of a quarterfinal against Belgium on Friday, Spanish defender Pau Cubarsí launched a long-range shot outside the box that Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens blocked but bobbled. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026 Antonacci batted with the bases loaded in the sixth and hit a slow grounder that first baseman Kyle Manzardo slightly bobbled. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 With Pete Crow-Armstrong on second base, Bregman did not sprint out of the batter’s box at American Family Field after hitting a soft grounder to Milwaukee shortstop Cooper Pratt, who bobbled the ball. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 June 2026 The ball got past Crawford for a double and Call went to third when right fielder Adolis Garcia bobbled it. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bobbled
  1. fumbled
  2. bobbed
  3. blew
  4. pumped
  5. shook
  6. jerked
Verb
  • Lake Brantley appeared to have picked up the first down on third down but the ball was fumbled backwards to put the Patriots in fourth and long.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
  • After Carter Jensen flew out to deep center field, Caglianone tagged from second base and kept running toward home as outfielder Andy Pages fumbled the baseball out of his glove.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fumbled
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  • My Lady Clam bobbed in the water, which didn’t look so turbulent from where Kath sat.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • One afternoon as a rookie, listening to coaches drone on in a dark room with film cutups flashing in front of them, his head bobbed.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of bobbed
Verb
  • For more than a decade after, human-AI teams ruled the sport until AI alone blew past those hybrids by 2017.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • An American Airlines flight blew two tires upon landing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Monday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    — Benjamin Stein, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of blew
Verb
  • Fresh water is often pumped into the caverns during rapid drawdowns, which dissolves the salt walls, Misra said.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The person who pumped the gas can be seen wearing a black balaclava style mask and dark clothing, the warrant affidavit said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of pumped
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  • None of this much mattered to student Aayden Vasquez, who is excited about starting at Pacoima Middle School and shook hands with Chait, Garcha and anyone else who offered a palm during their visit to his home.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Tarrant County District Attorney In mid-November 1996, Narez shook her daughter, Kasandra White, and threw the child into a wall, causing her head to strike a door, according to the 1999 Tarrant County grand jury indictment.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of shook
Verb
  • But in 1933, within a matter of days, they were jerked back into reality.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Definition of jerked

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