to bob up

Examples

• All

• In a moment, its head bobbed up again just barely beyond arm's reach.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The silver thimble on her finger bobbed up and down.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Something bobs up in the surf.

  Fiction book (1997)

• At the stern, the Chief spots Jordan bobbing up in the boat's wake.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Finally, he sees Jean's hairdo bobbing up and down a block away.

  Fiction book (1996)

• One of the hens has escaped the crate and is bobbing up and down in the waves.

  Fiction book (1993)

• I trained the binoculars on Andrea, who hid behind a lamp post, hugging herself and bobbing up and down to keep warm.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Waves rolled up on his hairy chest and lapped at his throat as he bobbed up and down, the wavering steam blurring his vision.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Suddenly, the ball bobbed up from beneath the waves, surprising everyone on the boat.

• She didn't expect him to bob up at the party after all these years.

Synonyms

C

to come up

vsto bob up

896 2.6

To be mentioned in a discussion

is sudden in occurrence rather than becoming a topic in discussion

A

to arise

vsto bob up

333 3.3

Start to exist or happen

is sudden and unexpected not only a general beginning

P

to pop up

vsto bob up

144 3.5

Appear suddenly and briefly when you are not expecting it

is sudden but does not stress short duration

S

to spring up

vsto bob up

43 3.3

To appear quickly in a place, often as new shops or cafes

is sudden as an unexpected appearance rather than a quick development

C

to crop up

vsto bob up

20 4.3

To appear suddenly, often as a problem or question

is sudden too but refers especially to problems

Antonyms

D

to disappear

∞ 1.0

To stop being seen or to no longer be there

How Sudden

to bob up

1 4.9

to emerge

249 3.5

to appear

873 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology