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.