hobbling
Meaning of hobbling
verb, gerund or present participle
- walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.
he was hobbling around on crutches
- tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying.
Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to Dutch hobbelen ‘rock from side to side’. hobble (sense 2 of the verb) is a variant of hopple.
Information about hobbling
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of hobbling is: hobblings.
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Hyphenation of hobbling
hob-bling
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- hobbling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
hobbling synonyms
Meaning walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot:
Meaning walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground:
Meaning (of a person) move with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait:
Meaning lose strength or momentum:
Meaning move in a feeble or unsteady way:
Meaning move in a feeble or unsteady way, especially because of old age:
Meaning walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall:
Meaning trip repeatedly as one walks:
Meaning wind something on to a reel by turning the reel:
Meaning make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger:
Meaning walk with a limp; hobble:
hobbling antonyms
Meaning walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction:
Words that rhyme with hobbling
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