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How to pronounce nubbly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms homespun, nubby, slubbed, tweedy
Derivation nubble


a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns.

Examples of nubbly

nubbly
Add to the food processor with the thyme, salt and sumac and whizz to a nubbly powder.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Christopher, 58, a Greek-born, self-made dairy tycoon, is as nubbly as Reagan is smooth.
From the time.com
And you need to be careful about woolly textures and the way wool goes a bit nubbly or furry.
From the sacbee.com
The shaggy Tokyo rug is a modern mix of wool and flax with a nubbly texture that bare feet love.
From the thenewstribune.com
Home-ground peanut butter is nubbly, rich, intensely peanutty.
From the guardian.co.uk
There is a nubbly quality to a risotto made with pearled spelt.
From the guardian.co.uk
This one was black and secretive, soft and yielding, with a wonderfully nubbly surface accentuated by sourdough crumbs.
From the independent.co.uk
The texture was fun, the meat kind of soft, the potatoes a little nubbly and the whole a bit crispy on the edges.
From the stltoday.com
Griddle-fried, the batter hugs the meat and, as it cooks, it's transformed into a nubbly, stippled crust with just the right seasoning.
From the dallasnews.com
More examples
  • Homespun(p): of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns"