lobbed; lobbing
1
: to let hang heavily : droop
2
: to throw, hit, or propel easily or in a high arc
3
: to direct (something, such as a question or comment) so as to elicit a response
1
a
: to move slowly and heavily
b
: to move in an arc
2
: to hit a tennis ball easily in a high arc
: a soft high-arching shot, throw, or kick
Examples of lob in a Sentence
Verb
She lobbed a throw to the pitcher.
The soldier lobbed a grenade into the bunker.
He lobbed the ball over his opponent's head.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Another potential juror, a marketing executive at Simon & Schuster, was excused due to her proximity to an upcoming memoir by Al B. Sure!, who in his book lobs allegations of gang stalking and death threats against Combs.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 May 2025
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 May 2025
Barron turned on his phone’s camera, waited for an opening and lobbed a query of his own at his new teammate.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 11 May 2025
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Noun
The Thunder will probably continue to shrink the paint on Jokic, taking away his lobs and denying the pocket pass to him.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Another potential juror, a marketing executive at Simon & Schuster, was excused due to her proximity to an upcoming memoir by Al B. Sure!, who in his book lobs allegations of gang stalking and death threats against Combs.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 May 2025
Verb
The singer and her friends sprinted to a bomb shelter, with nearly 50 people trying to cram into the small concrete bunker as assailants fired gunshots and lobbed grenades at them.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 May 2025
Barron turned on his phone’s camera, waited for an opening and lobbed a query of his own at his new teammate.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 11 May 2025
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lob. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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lob
1 of 2 verb
lobbed; lobbing
: to send (as a ball) in a high arc by hitting or throwing easily
lob
2 of 2 noun
: a lobbed throw or shot (as in tennis)
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