different between bibble vs bobble

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English bibben (whence bib; see there for more) +? -le.

Verb

bibble (third-person singular simple present bibbles, present participle bibbling, simple past and past participle bibbled)

1. To eat and/or drink noisily.
2. (intransitive) To tipple.

Derived terms

• bibbler

Related terms

• bib
• bibber

Etymology 2

From Yiddish [Term?].

Verb

bibble (third-person singular simple present bibbles, present participle bibbling, simple past and past participle bibbled)

1. (colloquial) To worry.

Etymology 3

Corruption of the aboriginal name "Bimbil" for certain species of Eucalyptus

Noun

bibble (plural bibble)

1. A species of Australian tree, the forest red gum, glossy-leaved box, or shiny-leaved box, Eucalyptus tereticornis.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?b?l/
• Rhymes: -?b?l
• Homophone: bauble (in accents with the cot-caught merger)

Noun

bobble (plural bobbles)

1. A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
2. (Britain) 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.
   • 2008, Claire Compton, Sue Whiting, The Knitting and Crochet Bible (page 45)

     From the top the sample shows four stitch popcorns, five stitch bobbles, two rows of bells and a central leaf with leaves sloping to the left and right each side.

5. A wobbling motion.

Derived terms

• bobble hat
• bobblehead
• bobbly
• head bobble

Translations

Verb

bobble (third-person singular simple present bobbles, present participle bobbling, simple past and past participle bobbled)

1. (intransitive) To bob up and down.
2. (US) To make a mistake in.
3. (intransitive) To roll slowly.
   • November 17 2012, BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham [1]

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

Derived terms

• bobbler

Translations