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How to pronounce “bob”
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Pronunciation guide for bob
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bob with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Steven Novella, Jay Novella & Bob Novella
and Bob, who are three of the five
- Definition summary
- (intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce bob
Steven Novella, Jay Novella & Bob Novella
and Bob, who are three of the five
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “bob”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
- (transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
- To curtsy.
- To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
- (intransitive) Synonym of blob (“catch eels using worms strung on thread”).
- [Noun]
- A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.
- A curtsy.
- A bobber (buoyant fishing device).
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
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