bob along

Frequency: 4.03.5 per million words

to move with short, jerky, up-and-down motions

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Examples (20)

  • A little rubber duck bobs along in the bathtub.
  • An old cigarette pack bobbed along in the current.
  • We watched the empty bottle bob along on the waves.
  • We watched the little ducks bob along on the peaceful lake.
  • The cork is bobbing along the surface of the stream.
  • The small fishing boat was bobbing along beside the pier.
  • The cheerful children bobbed along the path, singing a song.
  • A single cork bobbed along on the surface of the water, carried by the tide.
  • A piece of driftwood was bobbing along towards the shore.
  • He felt like he was just bobbing along through life with no real direction.
  • After the storm, you'll see all sorts of debris bob along the coastline.
  • A piece of driftwood bobbed along the river after the storm.
  • The fishing float bobbed gently along with the current.
  • The message in a bottle will bob along until it reaches a distant shore.
  • Do you see that small boat bobbing along in the distance?
  • The child's toy boat bobbed along the stream before getting stuck.
  • As the ice melted, chunks broke off and started to bob along the river.
  • Several apples that had fallen into the river were bobbing along downstream.
  • He just seems to bob along through life without any worries.
  • A brightly colored buoy bobbed along in the waves, marking the safe channel.