bob around

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar movimento para cima e para baixo ou flutuação leve na superfície da água ou no ar, frequentemente sem direção definida.

A phrasal verb used to indicate moving up and down or floating lightly on the surface of water or in the air, often without a specific direction.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Move up and down or floatinformal

   To move lightly and repeatedly up and down or from side to side, often on water or in the air.

   Baloiçar na água

   • The cork bobbed around in the water.
   • The children watched the balloons bob around in the breeze.
   • The small boat bobbed around on the waves.

   Sinônimosbobbouncedriftfloatjiggleoscillaterockswaywobble

   Antônimosrestsettlesink

2. Move aimlessly or casuallyinformal

   To move or wander without a clear purpose or direction.

   Vagar sem rumo

   • He spent the afternoon bobbing around the city.
   • The tourists bobbed around the market, looking at souvenirs.
   • She bobbed around the party, chatting with different people.

   Sinônimosambledriftloitermeandersaunterwander

Verbo basebob