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Explore Nobble through 1 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like victimize or con. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Nobble | Nobbled

Nobble meaning

  1. To injure or obstruct intentionally.
  2. To gain influence over by corrupt means or intimidation.
  3. To steal.

Synonyms of Nobble

victimize con short-change hornswoggle gip gyp mulct scam defraud bunco diddle goldbrick rook swindle cheat

Related words

Other words often associated with Nobble or its synonyms:

rig sting bunko hustle flimflam pro shirker castle victimise cozen inmate fine

Using Nobble

  • The main meaning on this page is: To injure or obstruct intentionally. | To gain influence over by corrupt means or intimidation. | To steal.
  • Useful related words include: victimize, con, short-change, hornswoggle.

Context around Nobble

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 39 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Nobble

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

expectations to nobble the productivity 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

it also used 1×

Common sentence endings:

renewable energy superpower 1×

Words around Nobble

Just before it in the word index:

nobatia 4 nobara 5 nobakht 4 nobacon 2 noba 2 nob 26

Just after it in the word index:

nobbled 2 nobbs 6 nobby 15 nobbys 6 nobel 918 nobelclad 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaargh 3 aabb 3 aabria 3 aacha 3 aacta 3 aadhi 3

Corpus analysis for Nobble

  • In this selection, "nobble" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 39 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include expectations to nobble the productivity. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nobble" sits close to words such as aaargh, aabb and aabria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nobble

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It also used a statement of expectations to nobble the Productivity Commission (PC) this time last year — demanding the PC “take account of the government’s productivity agenda”, including “getting to net zero and becoming a renewable energy superpower”. (39 words)

Longer example sentences

It also used a statement of expectations to nobble the Productivity Commission (PC) this time last year — demanding the PC “take account of the government’s productivity agenda”, including “getting to net zero and becoming a renewable energy superpower”. (39 words)

Example sentences (1)

It also used a statement of expectations to nobble the Productivity Commission (PC) this time last year — demanding the PC “take account of the government’s productivity agenda”, including “getting to net zero and becoming a renewable energy superpower”.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nobble" in a sentence?
An example: "It also used a statement of expectations to nobble the Productivity Commission (PC) this time last year — demanding the PC “take account of the government’s productivity agenda”, including “getting to net zero and becoming a renewable energy superpower”." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "nobble" from authentic English texts.
What does "nobble" mean?
Nobble means: To injure or obstruct intentionally.
What are synonyms of "nobble"?
Common synonyms of "nobble" include: victimize, con, short-change, hornswoggle, gip, gyp, mulct, scam. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "nobble" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "nobble", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.