Bobbled vs Wobbled - What's the difference?
bobbled | wobbled |
(bobble)
A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
(British) Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
(informal) A pill (ball formed on surface of fabric, as on laundered clothes).
(knitting) A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump.
* 2008 , Claire Compton, ?Sue Whiting, The Knitting and Crochet Bible (page 45)
A wobbling motion.
* 2013 , Elizabeth Chatterjee, Delhi: Mostly Harmless: One woman’s vision of the city
To bob up and down.
(US) To make a mistake in.
to roll slowly
* November 17 2012 , BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20278355]
(wobble)
An unsteady motion.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 29
, author=Neil Johnston
, title=Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn
, work=BBC Sport
A tremulous sound.
(music) A low-frequency oscillation sometimes used in dubstep
To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= To tremble or quaver.
To vacillate in one's opinions.
To cause to wobble.
As verbs the difference between bobbled and wobbled
is that bobbled is past tense of bobble while wobbled is past tense of wobble.bobbled
English
Verb
(head)bobble
English
Noun
(en noun)- From the top the sample shows four stitch popcorns, five stitch bobbles , two rows of bells and a central leaf with leaves sloping to the left and right each side.
- My favourite dubious history of the head bobble was put forward by an Indian management consultant
Derived terms
* bobble hat * bobblyVerb
(bobbl)- A neat interchange between Mikel Arteta and Wilshere set up Podolski and his finish bobbled into the net via Gallas.
Derived terms
* bobblerwobbled
English
Verb
(head)wobble
English
Noun
(en noun)- The fat man walked down the street with a wobble .
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- There was a wobble on her high notes.
Synonyms
* (unsteady motion ): jiggle, quiver, shake, tremble * (tremulous sound ): quaver, tremble, tremolo, vibratoVerb
(wobbl)The rise of smart beta, passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}