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- [hob-uh l]
- /ˈhɒb əl/
- /ˈhɒb.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hob-uh l]
- /ˈhɒb əl/
Definitions of hobbling word
- verb without object hobbling to walk lamely; limp. 1
- verb without object hobbling to proceed irregularly and haltingly: His verses hobble with their faulty meters. 1
- verb with object hobbling to cause to limp: His tight shoes hobbled him. 1
- verb with object hobbling to fasten together the legs of (a horse, mule, etc.) by short lengths of rope to prevent free motion. 1
- verb with object hobbling to impede; hamper the progress of. 1
- noun hobbling an act of hobbling; an uneven, halting gait; a limp. 1
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Origin of hobbling
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English hobelen, apparently akin to hob protuberance, uneven ground, and to Dutch hobbelen, German hoppeln to jolt
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Parts of speech for Hobbling
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hobbling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hobbling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hobbling
adjective hobbling
- halter — Archaic. lameness; a limp.
- creeping — (of a plant) having a stem that grows horizontally along the ground and throws out roots at intervals
- lame — an ornamental fabric in which metallic threads, as of gold or silver, are woven with silk, wool, rayon, or cotton.
- gimpy — a limp.
- worming — Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
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