bob
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- noun
- /bɑb/
:
asentimiento
- A bird I can't name alights near Drew's hand and bobs on a thin branch.
- a head bob
Examples
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The tiny pink hat bobs frantically as the woman wades through her purse again.
Fiction book (1990) -
He gave a friendly bob of his head to acknowledge her presence.
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Not far behind me, a dark head bobs among the other heads.
Fiction book (1992) -
When they turned toward me, their bifocals made their heads bob and jerk.
Fiction book (1996) -
Brushing off his clothes, he made a bobbing bow to the prince.
Fiction book (1991) -
Most are in open shirts; their knitted yarmulkes bob in a dozen colors.
Fiction book (1997) -
Joel saw the Adam's apple bob in a reflexive swallowing motion.
Fiction book (2000) -
"The girl got up from the swing, her ponytail bobbing, and hurried inside.
Fiction book (1993) -
The sea around them was a vast expanse of bobbing heads and torsos.
Fiction book (1992) -
Her cheeks are flushed and her golden hair bobs on her shoulders.
Fiction book (1996)
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Etymology
Bob (quick head movement) comes from the verb bob, 'to make a quick up-and-down movement'. So a polite nod is called a bob because the head bobs once.