bob about

Frequency: 5.52.9 per million words

to move around in a place while bobbing

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Examples (10)

  • A small cork bobs about in the puddle.
  • The fishing boats bobbed about in the harbour.
  • Ducks were bobbing about on the pond, searching for food.
  • Children were joyfully bobbing about in the swimming pool.
  • After the storm, you'll see debris bobbing about in the water.
  • Colourful balloons bobbed about at the ceiling of the party hall.
  • The empty bottle had bobbed about on the waves for days.
  • He loved to watch the apples bob about in the barrel of water.
  • Bobbing about on the gentle sea was a piece of driftwood.
  • Fallen leaves bobbed about on the surface of the calm lake.