bobbery

noun

ˈbä-b(ə-)rē How to pronounce bobbery (audio)
Definition of bobberynext
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity proponents of a silent birth believe that the bobbery that accompanies most births is harmful to the newborn

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  1. commotion
  2. disturbance
  3. stir
  4. hurry
  5. turmoil
  6. fuss
  7. storm
  8. racket
Noun
  • According to footage obtained by TMZ, at least one guard appeared to lose balance amidst the scuffle, reportedly injuring their leg in the commotion.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
  • All that commotion in response to a threat is, again, what shows up as swelling.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of commotion
Noun
  • According to The Weather Channel, the disturbance in the Caribbean is likely to become a tropical depression and possibly Tropical Storm Rafael on Monday and the system could become a hurricane in the western Caribbean.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The disturbance sits 345 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica.
    Elisa Raffa, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of disturbance
Noun
  • Speakers at a Trump rally in New York City last weekend caused a stir when a comedian made inappropriate jokes about Latinos and Puerto Rico.
    Amie Parnes, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The Trump era has even affected some of the dynamics at the high school where Joe teaches; particularly when Trump first ran, students brought Trump banners to school, causing a stir.
    Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of stir
Noun
  • Keep scrolling to shop these fashion finds, but hurry, sizes are already selling out.
    Shea Simmons, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Mashing the gas, the 27-year-old E60 lurched forward and eliminated the gap in a hurry.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of hurry
Noun
  • The filing notes that geopolitical turmoil, specifically the Israel-Hamas conflict, has impacted global shipping routes, leading to disruptions.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Defense spending and exports could be threatened, analysts say, and conservative ambitions to overhaul the Federal Aviation Administration could cause turmoil at a time when the agency is deeply engaged in trying to diagnose and fix systemic problems at Boeing.
    Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of turmoil
Noun
  • The sports world is making a big fuss about 20-time NBA All-Star LeBron James playing on the same team as his 20-year-old son, Bronny.
    DeMarco Williams, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Morbius, meanwhile, sold itself with trailers featuring Spider-Man graffiti that doesn’t appear in the actual movie and made a bunch of fuss about a post-credits scene involving Michael Keaton’s MCU baddie the Vulture that ultimately didn’t make any sense nor amount to anything.
    James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of fuss
Noun
  • It was being driven by high winds that were sweeping the area as a winter storm arrived.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The storm is now about 195 miles west of Key West, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, moving northwest at 9 mph, the National Hurricane Center said at 7 a.m. ET.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of storm
Noun
  • Everything that happened was on the German’s racket and this time there were none of the passive moments that tend to derail the 27-year-old's assault on the majors.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The screen then switched to footage of his son running across a tennis court with a racket in hand and watching from the sidelines with his mom.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of racket
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“Bobbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bobbery. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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