Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headbobbing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: head-bob-bing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stereotypic animal behaviour in which the head bobs up and down.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A distinctive feature of the guinea pig's response to conspecific odors (particularly of the male's response to female urine odors) is a behavior we have called headbobbing."
"Cocaine induces a wide range of behaviors in rats, such as hyperlocomotion, excessive exploratory behavior, focused sniffing, headbobbing, as well as other repetitive purposeless behaviors."

Etymology

From head + bobbing.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does headbobbing mean?: A stereotypic animal behaviour in which the head bobs up and down.
Where does headbobbing come from?: From head + bobbing.

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