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Definitions for Hobbling

[1] to walk lamely; limp.
[2] to proceed irregularly and haltingly: His verses hobble with their faulty meters.
[3] to cause to limp: His tight shoes hobbled him.
[4] to fasten together the legs of (a horse, mule, etc.) by short lengths of rope to prevent free motion.
[5] to impede; hamper the progress of.
[6] an act of hobbling; an uneven, halting gait; a limp.
[7] a rope, strap, etc., used to hobble an animal.
[8] hobbles, a leg harness for controlling the gait of a pacer.
[9] Archaic . an awkward or difficult situation.
[10] (intr) to walk with a lame awkward movement
[11] (tr) to fetter the legs of (a horse) in order to restrict movement
[12] to progress unevenly or with difficulty
[13] (tr) to hamper or restrict (the actions or scope of a person, organization, etc)
[14] a strap, rope, etc, used to hobble a horse
[15] a limping gait
[16] British dialect a difficult or embarrassing situation
[17] a castrated ferret

Words related to Hobbling

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Words nearby Hobbling

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Origin of Hobbling

e1300–50; Middle English hobelen, apparently akin to hob protuberance, uneven ground, and to Dutch hobbelen, German hoppeln to jolt

Other words from Hobbling

hob·bler , noun
un·hob·bled , adjective
un·hob·bling , adjective

Word origin for Hobbling

eC14: probably from Low German; compare Flemish hoppelen, Middle Dutch hobbelen to stammer

Synonyms for Hobbling

falter, halt, shuffle, stagger, stumble, clump, dodder, hitch, scuff, totter