Meaning & use
Bobbing
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Moving up and down repeatedly and with short, quick motions, especially on or in water.
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The buoy kept bobbing gently on the waves near the harbor entrance.
Kids lined up to try bobbing for apples at the autumn festival.
A note on using this word
The phrase 'bobbing for apples' names a traditional Halloween game in which players try to grab floating apples with their teeth alone.
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