bob up

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar una aparición repentina o inesperada, a menudo de manera animada o enérgica.

A phrasal verb used to indicate appearing or emerging suddenly or unexpectedly, often in a lively or buoyant manner.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Appear suddenlyinformalbritish

   To appear or emerge unexpectedly or quickly.

   aparecer de repente

   • He bobbed up from behind the sofa and surprised everyone.
   • The question bobbed up during the discussion.
   • New problems keep bobbing up as we try to solve the old ones.

   Sinónimosappearemergematerializepop upshow upspring upsurfaceturn up

2. Move up and downinformal

   To move quickly upward, especially on the surface of water.

   Asomar a la superficie

   • The cork bobbed up to the surface of the water.
   • The buoy bobbed up and down with the waves.
   • A small fish bobbed up to catch a fly.

   Sinónimosbobfloatpop uprisesurface

   Antónimosdiveplungesinksubmerge

Verbo basebob