Word Frequency
hobble (ˈhɒbəl
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Definitions
verb
- intr to walk with a lame awkward movement
- tr to fetter the legs of (a horse) in order to restrict movement
- to progress unevenly or with difficulty
- tr to hamper or restrict (the actions or scope of a person, organization, etc)
noun
- a strap, rope, etc, used to hobble a horse
- a limping gait
- (British, dialect) a difficult or embarrassing situation
- a castrated ferret
Derived Forms
ˈhobbler nounWord Origin
C14: probably from Low German; compare Flemish hoppelen, Middle Dutch hobbelen to stammerTranslations for 'hobble'
- British English: hobble If you hobble, you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured. VERBHe got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table.
- Brazilian Portuguese: coxear
- Chinese: 跛行
- European Spanish: cojear
- French: boitiller
- German: humpeln
- Italian: zoppicare
- Japanese: 足を引きずって歩く
- Korean: 절름거리다
- Portuguese: coxear
- Spanish: cojear
Example Sentences Including 'hobble'
Amazing Facts Don't hobble startups: World Bank Bruce Little The comparisons are captivating.Globe and Mail (2003)
But I knew Galen would not have scrupled to hobble me in such a way.THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)
Despite a brave bid to hobble on, Beckham was forced off to hospital -where an X-ray confirmed the terrible damage to his foot.Sun, News of the World (2002)
He then saw strike partner Lee Matthews hobble off with a back injury to be replaced by Christian Roberts.Sun, News of the World (2002)
I scooped up Lord Golden's footstool and cushion and helped him hobble to his place at table and made him comfortable there.THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)
Others say it's what Argentina's cowboys do to hobble bulls.The Tartan Ringers
Some guys hobble left, some hobble right, some less, some more but we all hobble.Maxim (2005)
Still, it was worth it to be able to hobble back to my hotel without sobbing.Irish Times (2002)
`Ah, you've stubbed your toe once too often, John,' said Iain Macleod, on seeing him hobble into a restaurant one day.HOME TRUTHS: Life Around My Father (2002)
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