quob UK /kwɒb/US /kwɑb/noun 4verb 1forms 3 noun4 •(dialect) A marshy spot; bog, quagmire; quicksand. •(dialect) A throb or palpitation. •(dialect) A heap or mess; a bad condition. •(dialect) An unfirm layer of fat. verb1 •(dialect, rare) To throb; to quiver.For the gray mass quobbed and quivered, and swelled perpetually — 1944 formsquobbed · quobbing · quobs