hobble
[ hob-uhl ]
/ ˈhɒb əl /
verb (used without object), hob·bled, hob·bling.
to walk lamely; limp.
to proceed irregularly and haltingly: His verses hobble with their faulty meters.
verb (used with object), hob·bled, hob·bling.
noun
Origin of hobble
1300–50; Middle English
hobelen, apparently akin to
hob protuberance, uneven ground, and to Dutch
hobbelen, German
hoppeln to jolt
OTHER WORDS FROM hobble
hob·bler, noun un·hob·bled, adjective un·hob·bling, adjectiveWords nearby hobble
hobbes, thomas,
hobbesian,
hobbism,
hobbit,
hobbits,
hobble,
hobble skirt,
hobblebush,
hobbledehoy,
hobbs,
hobby
Example sentences from the Web for hobbling
British Dictionary definitions for hobbling
hobble
/ (ˈhɒbəl) /
verb
noun
Also (for senses 2, 5):
hopple
Derived forms of hobble
hobbler, nounWord Origin for hobble
C14: probably from Low German; compare Flemish
hoppelen, Middle Dutch
hobbelen to stammer