bobbling
Fumbling while catching
Bobbling is the ongoing action of bobble—moving with small, unsteady motions or fumbling something.
A fishing float bobbling on the water rises and falls in quick, irregular movements.
A receiver bobbling a football struggles to secure it: He was bobbling the ball as he crossed the goal line.
In British English, bobbling also describes the formation of small fabric pills on clothing.
Moving unsteadily, wavering
- noddingMoving head affirmatively
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- jigglingShaking with light, rapid motion
- oscillatingSwinging back and forth
trembling · quivering · shaking · swaying · rocking · vibrating · jittering · jerking
wobbling
Moving unsteadily, wavering
- noddingMoving head affirmatively
- bouncingSpringing back repeatedly
- jigglingShaking with light, rapid motion
oscillating · trembling · quivering · shaking · swaying · rocking · vibrating · jittering · jerking · lurching
dropping
Letting something fall
- mishandlingManaging badly or clumsily
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
- butterfingersClumsy dropper of things
slip · catch · grab · recovery · error · mistake · blunder · muffing · flubbing · bungling
buoy
Tethered nautical signal
- corkTree bark bottle seal
- fishing floatBuoyant bite indicator
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
drifting · waterborne · suspended · adrift · rippling · surface · waves · current · pond · stream
- fabric flawssnag, tear, hole, pilling, fray
- wear damageabrasion, fraying, pilling, thinning, threadbare
- muddlingmuddling, jumbling, scrambling, mixing up, disarranging
bobblingsecuring
Making firmly fixed
clutching · snagging · gripping · corralling · palming
bobblingsteadying
Making less shaky
stabilizing · staying put · balancing · settling · holding still
bobbed, bobbin, bobble, bobbing, bobbles, bobblehead, bobbled, bobber, bobbleheads