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View usage for: (hɒbəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense hobbles, present participle hobbling, past tense, past participle hobbled1. verbIf you hobble, you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured. He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table. [VERB adverb/preposition] The swelling had begun to go down, and he was able, with pain, to hobble. [VERB] Synonyms: limp, stagger, stumble, shuffle More Synonyms of hobble 2. verbTo hobble something or someone means to make it more difficult for them to be successful or to achieve what they want. Poverty not only demeans our society but its cost also hobbles our economy. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of hobble hobble in British English (ˈhɒbəl) verb1. (intransitive) to walk with a lame awkward movement 2. (transitive) to fetter the legs of (a horse) in order to restrict movement 3. to progress unevenly or with difficulty 4. (transitive) to hamper or restrict (the actions or scope of a person, organization, etc) noun5. a strap, rope, etc, used to hobble a horse 7. British dialect a difficult or embarrassing situation Also (for senses 2, 5): hoppleDerived forms hobbler (ˈhobbler) noun Word origin C14: probably from Low German; compare Flemish hoppelen, Middle Dutch hobbelen to stammer hobble in American English (ˈhɑbəl) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈhobbled or ˈhobbling1. to go unsteadily, haltingly, etc. 2. to walk lamely or awkwardly; limp verb transitive3. to cause to go haltingly or lamely 4. to hamper the movement of (a horse, etc.) by tying two feet together noun6. an awkward, halting walk; limp 7. a rope, strap, etc. used to hobble a horse; fetter 8. Rare an awkward situation; difficulty Derived forms hobbler (ˈhobbler) noun Word origin ME hobelen (akin to Du hobbelen, Ger dial. hobbeln) < base of hoppen (see hop 1) + freq. suffix Examples of 'hobble' in a sentencehobble British English: hobble VERB If you hobble, you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured. He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table. - American English: hobble
- 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
- European Portuguese: coxear
- Latin American Spanish: cojear
Chinese translation of 'hobble'Definition to walk with a lame awkward movement He got up slowly and hobbled over to the table. A decrease in export activity hobbles our economy. Additional synonymsDefinition to move unsteadily Synonyms totter, shake, stagger, sway, shuffle, tremble, shiver, quake, shamble, quiver, teeter, quaverDefinition to speak nervously and without confidence Her voice faltered and she had to stop a moment to control it. Synonyms stutter, pause, stumble, hesitate, stammer, speak haltingly Definition to tie up in fetters My foes fettered me hand and foot. Synonyms chain, tie, tie up, shackle, hobble, hold captive, manacle, gyve (archaic), put a straitjacket on - hoary
- hoax
- hoaxer
- hobble
- hobby
- hobby-horse
- hobgoblin
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