1. To walk with difficulty or an uneven gait.
2. To limit an ability to move or act effectively.
3. A restraint connecting an animal's legs to limit movement.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- hobble along a path
- hobble to a chair
On the page
She hobbled to the bench with one shoe missing.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- hobble
- Past tense
- hobbled
- Past participle
- hobbled
- Present participle
- hobbling
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- hobble
- Present continuous
- am/is/are hobbling
- Present perfect
- have/has hobbled
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been hobbling
- Past
- hobbled
- Past continuous
- was/were hobbling
- Past perfect
- had hobbled
- Past perfect continuous
- had been hobbling
- Future
- will hobble
- Future continuous
- will be hobbling
- Future perfect
- will have hobbled
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been hobbling
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: hobble; hobbles; hobbled; hobbled; hobbling. Noun singular hobble; plural hobbles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character, dialogue. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: hobbles.
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