1. the action or process of forming knobs or protuberances

1. present participle of knob; to shape or form into a knob or knobs
2. to strike or hit with a knob or knobbed object
Usage: informal

Examples

• The potter was knobbing the clay to create decorative handles.
• The surface of the sculpture showed knobbing where the artist had added texture.
• He kept knobbing the door with his walking stick until someone answered.
• The tree's bark displayed natural knobbing from years of growth.
• She was knobbing the dough to form small rounded pieces for the bread.