Meanings
nounapple bobbing (uncountable)
- uncountableA game, popular at Halloween, in which players try to pick up apples out of a large basin of water, using only their mouths.
Synonyms: snap apple
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA game, popular at Halloween, in which players try to pick up apples out of a large basin of water, using only their mouths.
Similar
Translations
Hebrew שליית תפוחים, דיג תפוחים
- שליית תפוחיםgame in which apples are picked up using the mouth
- דיג תפוחיםgame in which apples are picked up using the mouth
- תפיסת תפוחים בשינייםgame in which apples are picked up using the mouth
Japanese りんご取りゲーム
- りんご取りゲーム (ringotorigēmu)game in which apples are picked up using the mouth
Russian ловля яблок
- ловля яблок (lovlja jablok)game in which apples are picked up using the mouth
Spanish morder la manzana
- morder la manzanagame in which apples are picked up using the mouth
Cite this entry
APA
apple bobbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apple%20bobbing
MLA
“apple bobbing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apple%20bobbing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apple bobbing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apple%20bobbing.
Source: apple bobbing on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.