Definition of "bobble" in English

noun

1. A furry ball attached on top of a hat.

2. (British) Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie

3. (informal) A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).

4. (knitting) A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump.

5. A wobbling motion.

verb

1. (intransitive) To bob up and down.

2. (US) To make a mistake in.

3. (intransitive) To roll slowly.

   • A neat interchange between Mikel Arteta and Wilshere set up Podolski and his finish bobbled into the net via Gallas.

4. (US, sports, transitive) To mishandle a ball.

5. (knitting, rare) To use the bobble stitch.