nobbling

verb

present participle of nobble, British slang
1
as in cheating
to rob by the use of trickery or threats an old scam that's been used for years to nobble unsuspecting London tourists

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2
as in grabbing
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly a London bobby nobbled the pickpocket just as he was about to make off with the tourist's watch

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nobbling
  1. cheating
  2. grabbing
  3. squeezing
  4. catching
  5. plucking
  6. snatching
  7. stinging
  8. seizing
Verb
  • In this case, the reward was solving the ExploitGym questions and the hacking was literally hacking—cheating on the test and then hacking into Hugging Face in an effort to cover up the cheating (more on that below).
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Model 3 and Model Y adopted less elaborate press-and-pivot handles, helping give the cars their clean, wind-cheating profiles.
    — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheating
Verb
  • Two men bought tickets to enter Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) before smashing a display case, grabbing a 200-carat platinum and diamond necklace and walking away, police said Friday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In the commercial, Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark rushes over to his golf bag and pushes over golfer Alexis Miestowski to keep her from grabbing the Quantum Driver.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • That’s money competing directly against costs already squeezing this household.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The region is facing a housing shortage, with low stock and rising costs squeezing the market further.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of squeezing
Verb
  • There was no catching the Redhawks on this night with Hayes playing like a world-beater.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • During the show, he was filmed skiing to the South Pole, catching a giant anaconda, milking a venomous tarantula and diving under the ice of the North Pole.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of catching
Verb
  • The streamer has found its leading lady for the biopic, plucking an unknown first-timer to play the sertanejo icon.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Dramatic photos taken from the scene show a firefighter on a tower ladder plucking a panicked child from a fire escape.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of plucking
Verb
  • Wealthy Americans living in luxe California mansions and New York penthouses are now snatching up historic homes abroad.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Lately Becker has been snatching up vintage Lalique pieces that, in this setting, have the frosty haze of sea glass.
    — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of snatching
Verb
  • The bugs, particularly ticks, ants, mosquitoes and stinging insects, are going to take full advantage thanks to warmer temperatures, according to the National Pest Management Associations (NPMA)'s biannual Bug Barometer®.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The breakthrough clue was its cnidocysts, specialized cells found in invertebrates such as jellyfish and corals that contain their stinging bits.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of stinging
Verb
  • At the same time, seizing damaged assets could bring another financial burden.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Hull were, unsurprisingly, the opposite, playing with urgency on the ball and seizing the opportunity to hurt United at set pieces.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of seizing
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“Nobbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nobbling. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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